"If this bill becomes law, consumers will find themselves still at the absolute mercy of private insurance companies," said Judy Dugan, research director of Consumer Watchdog. "Premiums and co-pays will be uncontrolled, even as patient rights are eliminated. Congress must stand up to the corporate lobbies and add better consumer protections, or pay the price in voter anger at being stuck with a bait-and-switch reform."

Consumer Watchdog said the proposal's top 5 health time bombs are:

* Elimination of a public health insurance option;
* Evasion of state patient-rights laws;
* Weak "employer mandate;"
* Omission of price regulation of insurance;
* Lack of recourse to hold insurers accountable.

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Consumer Watchdog Names 'Top 5 Time Bombs' in Senate Health Plan