A bipartisan group of senators is closing in
on a health care compromise that omits key Democratic priorities but
seeks to hold down costs, as lawmakers on both sides of the U.S.
Capitol labor to deliver sweeping health legislation to President Obama
After weeks of secretive talks, three Democrats
and three Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee were edging
closer to a compromise that excludes a requirement many congressional
Democrats seek for large businesses to offer coverage to their workers.
Nor would there be a provision for a government insurance option,
despite Obama's support for such a plan, officials said.
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