HELENA – Advocates for a government run health care system marched in the streets in several Montana cities Friday to protest U.S. Sen. Max Baucus’ leading overhaul plan.
The liberal advocates and citizens say Baucus is ignoring what is known as a single-payer health care system in favor of one that props up a complex and costly health insurance industry. They argue that Baucus continues to unfairly give access to companies that are giving the senator big campaign donations.
Baucus says that no one in Congress has a serious proposal for a single-payer system. Baucus says he is intent on hashing out a bipartisan plan with his small working group that will stand the test of time, no matter who controls Congress in the future.
Baucus has not set a timeline for a vote in his Senate Finance Committee.