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Sen. Harry Reid is still calling it the public option, but observers say the new plan he has cooked up looks nothing like it. The government-run proposal is expected to be replaced with something that might resemble the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program — which only loosely regulates insurance companies, and could perhaps provide subsidies to purchase insurance policies from them. It's also been reported that this new plan will expand Medicare to those 55 and older.
The plan hasn't been evaluated by Congressional Budget Office for its cost analysis, which means everything in...
The plan hasn't been evaluated by Congressional Budget Office for its cost analysis, which means everything in...
The Public Option Might Be Dead
Any health reform bill starts with these ESSENTIAL provisions.:
> America REJECTS the Public Option
> America wants tort reform to stop frivolus medical malpractice lawsuits against doctors
> America wants purchasing healthcare insurance across state lines legalized, to increase choice and competition among carriers and drive down costs
> Give individuals the right to deduct the cost of their health insurance policy from their taxable income
> Allow people to organize into groups for the purpose of buying health insurance policies (i.e. private co-ops or purchasing pools)
> No public funds...