Final Senate Health Care Reform Bill Unveiled
October 19, 2009
On Monday, October 26, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced that Senate leadership had agreed on a final health care reform package. Details of the final Senate health care bill are mostly unknown. Sen. Reid stated that the legislation would include a public insurance option but would allow states to opt-out of the program. The proposal has been sent to the Congressional Budget Office for scoring. The Senate will begin debate in early November.
