With the knowledge of Reid and the White House, Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., along with Democratic Sens. Mark Begich of Alaska and Mark Warner of Va., are taking the lead in crafting a compromise. The idea remains a work in progress, but the three presented the outlines Thursday evening in a private meeting with Landrieu, Lieberman and about a half-dozen other moderates.
As described by Carper and Begich, the compromise would put a nonprofit insurance option in place only in states that didn't meet certain criteria for affordability and access. Instead of being controlled by the government, the plan could be run by a nonprofit board, and any initial government startup money would be repaid.
Lieberman left the meeting early and said his position hadn't altered.
"Generally speaking, I didn't hear anything that changes my mind," Lieberman said.
Others were more optimistic.
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