Senate Democrats reached an agreement to drop plans to establish a government-run health insurance program, a person familiar with the negotiations said. They opted instead to set up a program that would let private insurers sell coverage under the oversight of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, the person said.
The agreement was negotiated by 10 Senate Democrats seeking an alternative to the government-run program.
Jim Manley, a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, said that the leader sent “several options” to the Congressional Budget Office, including the proposal by the group of senators to allow the federal agency to administer national insurance plans. He said that some might see that as another form of the public option.
The agreement was negotiated by 10 Senate Democrats seeking an alternative to the government-run program.
Jim Manley, a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, said that the leader sent “several options” to the Congressional Budget Office, including the proposal by the group of senators to allow the federal agency to administer national insurance plans. He said that some might see that as another form of the public option.
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