NU Online News Service, Oct. 29, 4:05 p.m. EDT

WASHINGTON–The House Democratic leadership today proposed health care reform legislation that includes a public option at an estimated cost of $894 billion over 10 years.

It would create a new government-regulated insurance "exchange" where private companies would sell policies in competition with the government and would remove anti-trust exemptions for health insurers.

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