Senate passes health insurance, now to House

The Senate just unanimously approved the health insurance bill aimed at insuring the uninsured, and now it goes back to the House for final passage. The legislation is the result of negotiations in recent days between the governor's office and two chambers.

It includes many of the provisions Gov. Charlie Crist sought as a priority this session, along with the "marketplace" provision pushed by the House.

"This comprise is a very good insurance bill that I think we can go home and live with and be proud of," said Sen. Durell Peaden, chair of the Senate health appropriations committee.

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This bill was a great piece of public policy before Mr. Bean got his dirty little hands all over it.

Did this deal have an exlusion on illegal aliens? If they can't prove citizenship, they should be denied any care. Or they should bill the originating country for their care.