Universal coverage plan introduced by Baucus

Sen. Baucus of Montana has introduced a plan for universal coverage that would be built on the current system. Employer-sponsored insurance would still play a big part, but it would start requiring employers to provide it if they don’t do so now. It also would require individuals to buy health insurance if they aren’t covered by an employer’s plan. Those who can’t afford health insurance would be subsidized by those who can.

This is not Hillary-Care II. It’s a modified version of Romney-Care, the Mass. health plan put into place under then-Gov. Mitt Romney — a Republican (some say only by title).

Hold on to your horses. This fight has just begun.