White House May Drop 'Public Option'

Courtesy NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Mon, 08/17/2009 - 3:40am

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has signaled the Obama administration is willing to make a deal on a key part of the health care plan that the president has been pushing.

Sebelius told CNN on Sunday that the White House would be open to consumer-owned nonprofit co-ops. The co-ops would operate under a national structure with state affiliates, but independent of the government.

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