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House Democrats are planning to unveil a healthcare bill Thursday that could disappoint liberals in the caucus. The bill is expected to include a public health insurance option divorced from Medicare rates, even though Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) had backed linking the public option to Medicare. Instead, leading Democrats indicated Wednesday that the public option in their bill will allow doctors and hospitals to negotiate their repayment rates, a move that could win votes from centrist Democrats. “That’s what it’s looking like,” Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman Xavier Becerra (Calif.) said before Wednesday's leadership meeting when asked if the bill will...

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