By Emily P. Walker, Washington Correspondent, MedPage Today
Published: May 15, 2009
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- With just a month to go until a bipartisan healthcare reform bill is to be unveiled, Democratic and GOP senators remain at an impasse over the public plan portion of reform.
After an eight-hour, closed-door meeting of the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday, Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa, the committee's ranking Republican, said members are no closer to consensus on the most controversial part of reform: the inclusion of a government-run insurance plan that would be an alternative to private insurance.
"We haven't been able to reach an agreement," Grassley said during a postmeeting recap for reporters.....
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