AP sources: Health bill may cut employer mandate (AP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Sun, 10/25/2009 - 9:14pm

In this Oct. 21, 2009, photo, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., center, accompanied by Sen.<br /><br />Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., speaks during a news conference on health insurance companies on Capitol Hill in Washington.<br /><br />In Congress these days, the health care debate is as much about patience as patients. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - Businesses would not be required to provide health insurance under legislation being readied for Senate debate, but large firms would owe significant penalties if any worker needed government subsidies to buy coverage on their own, according to Democratic officials familiar with talks on the bill.



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