Hard to see compromise coming out of this bunch . . . obi jo

The Senate Finance Committee contiues bipartisan negotiations during the August congressional recess in an attempt to reach an agreement on health system reform legislation. Committee Chair Max Baucus, D-Montana, has stated his hope of reaching consensus on the legislation by Sept. 15, although there are signs that this goal may slip. It is unclear how Baucus and the Democratic leadership will proceed if an agreement is not reached by then.

Potentially complicating those negotiations, Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Arizona, the minority whip, recently spoke out against the idea of nonprofit insurance cooperatives, which some committee members favor as an alternative to establishing a public plan to compete with private health insurers.

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