Washington
Health care reform legislation that the insurance industry can support took a giant step forward last week when the U.S. Senate Finance Committee rejected two amendments that would create a "public option" to compete with private carriers.
The industry also won another key victory when the committee's bill was modified to say specifically that agents would be allowed to sell insurance to individuals and businesses buying coverage through the exchanges proposed in the legislation. Specifically, the language says that "exchanges have access to the same industry professionals as those working outside the exchange."
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