Sen. Whitehouse Introduces Bill to Establish Public Health Insurance Option

by ELIZABETH TELAN Targeted News Service

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., has introduced legislation (S. 194) to amend the Public Health Service Act "to establish a public health insurance option."

The bill was introduced on Jan. 23 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Al Franken, D-Minn. It was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.

For more information about this legislation, contact Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse in Washington at 530 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-2921; or in the state office at 170 Westminster St., Ste. 1100, Providence, RI 02903; 401/453-5294.

Myron Struck, editor, Targeted News Service, Springfield, Va., 703/304-1897; editor@targetednews.com; http://www.targetednews.com

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