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reason.com - 6/22/2009
Is the Public Option the Wal-Mart of Health Care?
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Republicans and conservatives are arguing that a so-called "public option" -- a government administered health-insurance plan -- is a bad idea because it would compete unfairly and shift many of the insured onto its rolls, exposing millions of Americans to poor quality, government-run ...
cbsnews.com - 6/21/2009
Poll: Most Back Public Health Care Option
— cbsnews.com — Play CBS Video Video Poll: Americans On Healthcare Only On The Web: CBSNews.com editor-in-chief Dan Farber speaks... with Sarah Dutton, director of surveys for CBS News, about a new CBS/New York Times poll regarding Americans and their perceptions of ... (more) Poll: Most Back Public Health Care Option

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action.firedoglake.com - 6/23/2009
Public Option Whip Count Tool
— action.firedoglake.com — Progressive members of Congress need to draw a line in the sand and demand a public health... insurance option -- something 76% of Americans want . We need a public plan that is: Please call progressive members of Congress and ask them to pledge that ... (more) Public Option Whip Count Tool
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Public Support for the Public Option
fivethirtyeight.com - 6/21/2009
Public Support for the Public Option
— fivethirtyeight.com — A major, though by no means the only, substantive point of debate regarding health care reform is... whether the plan considered by Congress will include a "public option" -- a government-run insurance program that would compete with private plans. ... (more) Public Support for the Public Option

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