The state Senate approved legislation Tuesday that could give Missouri residents a chance to vote on the federal health insurance mandate.

The president of the Massachusetts Senate is proposing a compromise to the ongoing dispute between the state and health insurers about setting premiums.

The Maryland bSenate/b has rejected an attempt to block part of the federal government's new health care reform policy. Senators unanimously approved a measure Tuesday that would let Maryland participate in a temporary national pool to make health insurance available to the uninsured.

WASHINGTON (CNN) - After announcing his intention to move forward with a health care reform bill in the Senate that includes a version of the public health insurance option that would allow states to opt out, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told CNN that he has not ruled out using a budgetary procedure called reconciliation which would allow Democrats to pass the bill with a simple majority.Related Posts:Politico — 30 Senate Dems urge leadership to include public optionSnowe to Reid: ‘What’s t

The statement just out from the White House hails Harry Reid for including the public option in the final bill — but more to the point, specifically praises the opt-out idea, contradicting the widely-assumed notion that Obama prefered the trigger: “The President congratulates Senator Reid and Chairmen Baucus and Dodd for their hard work on health insurance reform. Thanks to their efforts, we’re closer than we’ve ever been to solving this decades-old problem. And while much work remains, the P