NU Online News Service, July 22, 3:40 p.m. EDT
The White House is voicing support for a Senate proposal that would impose a tax on health insurance plans valued at $25,000 or more as a means of helping pay for health care reform.
At the same time, the president in several appearances yesterday made clear that any health care insurance reform program must include a mandate for insurers to cover pre-existing conditions–something the industry has already agreed to do.
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