Posted on 09/15/2009 12:59:22 AM PDT by riri
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate negotiators are finding common ground on a healthcare reform bill and a bipartisan compromise will soon be unveiled, a senior Democrat said Monday.
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., told reporters in Washington Monday that the negotiators, known as the "Gang of Six," are coming together on a healthcare bill that will "have some significant bipartisan support," CNN reported.
"As senators on and off the committee, (including) Republicans, begin to know more about all of this, their comfort level is starting to come up a bit," Baucus said, adding that the group of three Democrats and three GOP members are realizing "there's much to agree on."
CNN said Baucus predicted the negotiators will unveil a bill this week, with the full Finance Committee set to debate it next week.
Baucus indicated that negotiators spent Monday morning discussing healthcare reform hot button topics such as medical malpractice, ensuring a denial of benefits to illegal immigrants and expanding federal support for Medicaid, the U.S. broadcaster said.
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