Can a plan like the federal employee benefits program replace the public option?
Ten experts weigh in on plan to replace public option in health bill
Ten experts weigh in on plan to replace public option in health bill
What might a public option look like? One way to find out is to look at what’s already out there. How do they measure up?
Polls show that most Americans want a public option, but supporters may not be able to muster the Democratic votes in the Senate needed for passage.
Baucus says it’s unlikely Democrats could muster the 60 votes needed to overcome GOP filibuster.
By Paul Guppy, vice president for research at Washington Policy Center
Responding to the concern that setting up a government-run public option insurance plan would inject politics into American health care, public option backers are saying, “Right. And that’s a good thing.”
A recent Washington Post article reports, “Economists in this [pro-public option] camp say a public option [...]