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Health industry bullies proponents, nears "victory"

Monday, August 17th, 2009

On Sunday Aug. 16 Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) said in a live Fox News appearance that the public insurance option does not have the votes to pass in the Senate. Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, Max Baucus (D-MT) from the start of  consideration of health insurance reform refused to even consider a Medicare for all, single payer option as an alternative. At one meeting, he had 13 single payer advocates arrested. (more…)

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