Around the nation: Democrats propose adding a public option to ACA exchanges
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Sens. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) on Wednesday released a bill to create a so-called public option health plan that would be sold through the Affordable Care Act s exchanges and compete with private exchange plans, in today s bite-sized hospital and health industry news from the District of Columbia, Florida, and New Jersey.
District of Columbia: Sens. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) on Wednesday released a bill to create a so-called public option health plan that would be sold through the Affordable Care Act s exchanges and would compete with private exchange plans. Because Senate control is split 50-50 between Democrats and Republicans, with Vice President Harris serving as the tie-breaking vote, Kaine said he hopes the Senate will pass the bill through the chamber s budget reconciliation process, which would allow the Senate to approve the measure with o