BREAKING on Olbermann: 10 Dems Agree To Drop Public Option; Medicare Expanded to 55 and Over [View All]

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UPDATE: From Rachel Maddow, Reuters saying Sen. Reid says public option has not been dropped.

MSNBC Countdown w/ KEITH OLBERMANN - 8 December 2009

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Dems agree to drop gov't-run insurance option

Edited on Tue Dec-08-09 08:23 PM by onehandle
Source: AP

WASHINGTON – Democratic senators say they have a tentative deal to drop a government-run insurance option from health care legislation. No further details were immediately available.

But liberals and moderates have been discussing an alternative, including a private insurance arrangement to be supervised by the federal agency that oversees the system through which lawmakers purchase coverage. Additionally, talks centered on opening up Medicare to uninsured Americans beginning at age 55, a significant expansion of the large government health care program that currently serves the over-65 population.

Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa told reporters he didn't like the agreement but would support it to the hilt in an attempt to pass health care legislation.

Developing...

Markos Moulitsas on Countdown just now being interviewed by Keith: "Insurance companies already claiming victory because of the mandate to buy their crappy products... doesn't do anybody under 55 any good... We need something that covers everyone... Senate is broken ... bought and paid for."