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During the 2009 healthcare reform discussions which ultimately led to Obamacare, there was much talk of a public option which, unfortunately, was never part of the package finally offered.
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- 2009/11/04 [L..T] The Public Option Fight Continues – But How Exactly Does Reform Work? “The basic theme of health care reform is that insurance would be mandatory, subsidized and regulated.” - an overview of the bills currently being reconciled
- 2009/08/14 [L..T] The Senate HELP Committee "public option" will be multiple "options," and these will be run by insurance companies “Section 3106 is difficult to read. ... I will tell you first what I derive from it in the plainest language possible, and then discuss some of its provisions so you can judge for yourself whether I got it right.”
- 2009/08/08 [L..T] Reply to critics of "Bait and switch: How the 'public option' was sold" >“Several "yes buts" took issue with a comment I posted on July 20 on this blog entitled "Bait and switch: How the 'public option' was sold."”
- 2009/07/20 [L..T] Bait and switch: How the 'public option' was sold “...the leaders of the "public option" movement haven't told the public they have abandoned their original vision. It's high time they did.”
- 2009/07/15 [L..T] A face of the uninsured, a state of denial “A proponent himself of single-payer when he was but an Illinois legislator, Obama now counsels that the way to achieve universal coverage is by reforming – or "building on" – the private insurance system while bolstering the public insurance sector.”
- 2009/06/10 [L..T] Conrad Proposes Co-ops To Replace Public Plan “Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) proposed replacing a public health care plan with a non-profit cooperative "that would have the same plans and would be subject to the same standards [as private plans]."”
- 2009/06/10 [L..T] The Health Insurance Mafia Deserves a Good Screwing “Even calling it "insurance" is a sick joke. Insurance implies a guarantee, and no matter what we pay, there are never any guarantees.”