Senate to Begin Debate on Obamacare
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate opens debate on a broad healthcare overhaul on Monday with senators seeking an elusive compromise on thorny issues like a government-run insurance plan, abortion coverage and holding down costs. The debate on President Barack Obama's top domestic priority, which opens at 3 p.m. EST (2000 GMT), is expected to last three weeks or more. Republicans have vowed to do whatever they can to block or delay the bill. The Senate plan is designed to rein in costs, expand coverage to about 30 million uninsured Americans and halt industry practices such as denying coverage to those with pre-existing medical conditions. In a report that offered ammunition to both sides, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated on Monday that insurance premiums could increase by 10 percent to 13 percent by 2016 for those buying coverage independently under the new bill.
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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate opens debate on a broad healthcare overhaul on Monday with senators seeking an elusive compromise on thorny issues like a government-run insurance plan, abortion coverage and holding down costs. The debate on President Barack Obama's top domestic priority, which opens at 3 p.m. EST (2000 GMT), is expected to last three weeks or more. Republicans have vowed to do whatever they can to block or delay the bill. The Senate plan is designed to rein in costs, expand coverage to about 30 million uninsured Americans and halt industry practices such as denying coverage to those with pre-existing medical conditions. In a report that offered ammunition to both sides, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated on Monday that insurance premiums could increase by 10 percent to 13 percent by 2016 for those buying coverage independently under the new bill.
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