Senator Max Baucus’ health bill passed the Finance Committee on Tuesday. This was in spite of a just-released report commissioned by the health insurance industry claiming premiums would rise much faster under the proposed reforms. As part of our ongoing series on the health care debate, we discuss yesterday’s vote and the next steps.
Senate Committee Passes Health Care Bill
Guests:
Carolyn Lochhead, Washington correspondent for the San Francisco Chronicle
Alain Enthoven, professor emeritus at Stanford's Graduate School of Business
Marian Mulkey, senior program officer for the California HealthCare Foundation's Market and Policy Monitor Program
Jacob Hacker, professor of political science at Yale University and resident fellow at the Institution for Social and Policy Studies
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