Health Care Plan: New Senate Democrat Plan

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By Scott Sarvay

Story Published: Jul 2, 2009 at 12:05 PM EST

Story Updated: Jul 2, 2009 at 12:05 PM EST

WASHINGTON (Indiana's NewsCenter) - Democrats on a key U.S. Senate committee are circulating details of a revised health care plan.

It includes a government-backed insurance option, and a fee on employers if they don't offer coverage to workers.

The plan comes to a net cost of more than $600 billion over the next decade, which is far less than an earlier estimate of 1 trillion dollars.

Officials say the plan will result in 97-percent of Americans having health coverage.


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