Senate approves 'private option' proposal
By a 24-9 vote, the Republican-led Senate approved the ``private option'' proposal that GOP lawmakers and Beebe have negotiated as a compromise over the Medicaid expansion called for under the federal health care law.
Senate democrats face a rough road in building support for the public option part of health care reform.Senate Democrats need 60 votes to block a filibuster.That means they cannot lose any of the senators on their side of the aisle.But several moderates are making clear they don't like the public option, including Senator Joseph Lieberman.The public option allows states to opt out, a provision included to attract moderate support.