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Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus (D-Mont.) says enacting comprehensive health reform this year is his "top priority," adding that he wants to have a bill ready for debate by "June or July." Baucus says full implementation of comprehensive reform would take up to three years. Baucus says that the bill, which he could co-sponsor with Finance Committee ranking member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), likely would use a blend of public and private options to expand coverage to all U.S. residents. Baucus also says he does not support a single-payer system. Baucus declines to offer details about what potential legislation could entail, but says that he hopes the cost of the package could be completely offset.
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