Labor leaders were invited to the White House to discuss negotiations to merge the House- and Senate-passed health overhaul packages. The Washington Post: "The final bill will not include the House's government-run insurance plan, or 'public option'; it will probably include the Senate's new tax on high-cost health plans that could affect many union members; and its penalties for employers who do not provide insurance coverage will probably be closer to the more lenient terms in the Senate bill...
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