Thursday, October 22, 2009

How Baucus Would Make Health Care More Affordable | The New Republic

Max Baucus, U.S. Senator from Montana.Image via Wikipedia

by Suzy Khimm

How can Obamacare make insurance more affordable for Americans, given the current state of the reform bill? One approach--supported by many progressives--is to raise the insurance subsidies provided to lower-income families. The other is to shrink the benefits package that insurance companies are required to provide. In a conference call organized this afternoon by Families USA, Senate Finance Committee chair Max Baucus explained exactly what the latter might look like.
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