NU Online News Service, July 2, 1:03 p.m. EDT
WASHINGTON--Key Senate Democrats unveiled a "public plan" option for health care reform that would be administered by the Department of Health and Human Services, which would negotiate rates and premiums.
The legislation, which was announced today by Sens. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., and Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., would set a $750-per-worker annual fee on larger companies that do not offer coverage to employees.
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