Baucus Unveils Senate Finance Committee Reform Bill

Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus (D-Mont.) on Wednesday formally released a 10-year, $856 billion health reform bill, the Wall Street Journal reports (Hitt, Wall Street Journal, 9/16). On Tuesday, the bipartisan "Gang of Six" negotiators working on the legislation failed to reach a final deal, but Baucus signaled that he was still ready to release the draft bill, Roll Call reports.