I haven't read the bill, nor have I seen this mentioned, but do you know if the so-called "Cadillac Tax" is in Barry's version of the bill? That would be a tough sell to the House, but without it, how are they going to offset the cost? It would have to be much less "budget neutral" (I know, stop laughing) when its scored by CBO.
The language was posted in a thread several weeks ago, I'm not able to pull it up, my apologies for not being able to provide the specific words. It amounts to no federal subsidy to pay for insurance if a woman wants abortion coverage, however, it does not prohibit federal funding of abortion whatsoever It was some kind of accounting language, typical legislative monkeyshines. It is not the long-standing Hyde language that Stupak claimed had to be a part of any health care reform bill or he and his pro-life Dem colleagues would not vote for final passage -- he is on record later as saying that even if the Hyde language is not included, he would vote for final passage, he used the "Well, we tried" whine. At this point, I would not put any faith or trust in Stupak, work on some other pro-life Dem.
Yes, Cadillac tax is in — most liberal members of the House will hate that provision