Opposition from a group of fiscally conservative House Democrats known as the “Blue Dogs” has slowed release of the House Democrats’ health care measure, while members of the Senate Finance Committee continue to work toward a consensus package.聽Opposition to taxing聽employer-provided health insurance benefits has caused Senate Finance negotiators to find other options to pay for聽the bill. Meanwhile, some lawmakers and health care analysts have urged President Obama to take a greater role to keep聽Capitol Hill focused on passing health care legislation.
Mary Agnes Carey and Eric Pianin of Kaiser Health News and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar聽of the Associated Press discuss the details.聽 Jackie Judd moderates.
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