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With a Few Tweaks, the Senate Bill Could Allow Single-Payer State Plans

March 9, 2010 - by Donny Shaw

The Senate health care bill already has language to let individual states opt out of the federal system and set up their own health care system. If a few changes were made to the language using the budget reconciliation sidecar, the provision could help shore up liberal votes in the House.

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Single Payer Dennis Kucinich Raul Grijalva Health Care Budget Reconciliation Sidecar Waiver for State Innovation
 

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