CNN says “It’s not clear whether the two Democrats [Chuck Schumer and Jay Rockefeller] have the votes on the [Finance] committee to get their amendments passed.”
A public option would be a government-funded, government-run health care option, similar to Medicare. Under the plan, people would pay premiums 10 to 20 percent less than private insurance.
What in the world is wrong with a 10-20% reduction in premiums through the public option? It is beyond me why anyone is opposed to the public option. That it may be labeled “socialized medicine” doesn’t cut any ice with me. Labels are irrelevant. The arguments that it would put federal bureaucrats between me and my doctor doesn’t cut it either. Insurance company bureaucrats would be worse because they’re in it for the money.
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