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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
- 2009/07/15 [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.»