Baucus releases bill: No public option

Sep 17 2009NewsGuard 100/100 Score
Kaiser Health News reports that "Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus today unveiled a health care bill that would require most individuals to have health insurance. Insurance companies could not deny health coverage based on a pre-existing medical condition or place yearly or lifetime limits on coverage." KHN provides a .pdf of the proposal and Sen. Baucus' press release (Carey, 9/16).

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