The Senate Finance Committee should have a draft of their health care reform bill tomorrow, chair Max Baucus (D-MT) said in a news conference today.
Baucus said markup hearings — where the committee will discuss amendments and details — will be held next week.
“We’re on schedule,” he said.
Baucus also told reporters that the Congressional Budget Office is looking at the committee’s draft to make a cost estimate, and said it will be budget neutral over 10 years.
He also said negotiators have discussed more federal financing of Medicaid and making sure illegal immigrants would not be covered under a public plan. They also discussed medical malpractice, he said.
