Health bill nears Senate floor vote - Washington Times

By Jennifer Haberkorn

The Senate Finance Committee is on the verge of approving its long-awaited version of health reform in the coming days, awaiting only a cost estimate of its work by the Congressional Budget Office and a decision by Democratic leaders about what the shape of the bill will be on the Senate floor.

Wrapping up work at 2 a.m. Friday morning, the committee's majority Democrats managed to fend off significant changes to......