politicalwire.com - 7/1/2009
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A new Quinnipiac poll finds 69% of Americans support creation of a government-run health plan to compete with private insurance companies. In fact, 52% of those surveyed said such a plan would keep the private insurance companies honest.
However, even though most of those polled backed ...
nytimes.com - 6/28/2009
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nytimes.com —
IN the debate over health care reform ,
one issue looms large: whether to have a public
option. Should all Americans have the opportunity to sign up for government-run health insurance? President Obama has made his own preferences clear. In a letter ...
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Economic View - The Pitfalls of the Public Option in ...
newhavenindependent.org - 7/1/2009
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newhavenindependent.org —
U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman has a bipartisan group
of senators ready to help pass health care reform
-- minus a government-run insurance plan....
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Joe: No Go On "Public Option"
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 7/1/2009
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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com —
The surfeit of polling data showing broad public
support for the public option hasn't swayed Connecticut Sen.
Joe Lieberman, who's joining conservative Democrats and moderate Republicans in staunch opposition. Check out this video from Paul Bass at ...
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Lieberman: I Stand With The Small Minority Of Americans ...
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Poll: 69% of Americans want a public health care option
Fired Up! Missouri —
Most Americans want a public health care option.
A new Quinnipiac poll finds 69% of Americans support creation of a government-run health plan to compete with private insurance companies. In fact, 52% of those surveyed said such a plan would keep the private insurance companies honest.
However, even though most of those polled backed creation of a government plan, 53% said they would prefer to buy private health insurance, compared with 28% who would join a government ...
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Most Americans Want Public Health Option
The Political Carnival —
Damn straight. Via Taegan- A new Quinnipiac poll finds 69% of Americans support creation of a government-run health plan to compete with private insurance companies. In fact, 52% of those surveyed said such a plan would keep the private insurance companies honest. However, even though most of those polled backed creation of a government plan, 53% said they would prefer to buy private health insurance, compared with 28% who would join a government health plan. Interestingly, a new CNN/Opinion Research survey finds ...
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openleft.com 6/12/2009 — To read a post about how to give Dems a little fear o' God, and then read posts about how we need "a public option."
"Public option" is the gateway drug to a weasel deal. The answer is called "single payer," and there's a house resolution (HR 676) ...
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gregmankiw.blogspot.com 6/5/2009 — In the national debate over health insurance reform, a key issue is whether the government should offer a "public plan" to compete with private insurers. For example, in today's NY Times, Paul Krugman writes , What’s still not settled, however, is ...
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washingtonmonthly.com 6/21/2009 — IT'S NOT JUST THE PUBLIC OPTION.... The latest NYT poll on health care shows 72% support for a public option, which, under the circumstances, is a statistic with considerable political salience. But looking through the poll, there was one other...
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reason.com 6/22/2009 — 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 ...
Why the Critics of a Public Option for Health Care Are Wrong
tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com 6/24/2009 — Without a public option, the other parties that comprise America's non-system of health care -- private insurers, doctors, hospitals, drug companies, and medical suppliers -- have little or no incentive to supply high-quality care at a lower cost than ...
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librarygrape.com 6/19/2009 — Ezra Klein highlights an important point about the baffling health care debate going on in Washington right now: There are elements of health reform that are important, but will be sharply unpopular. Almost 60 percent, for instance, oppose efforts to tax generous health care benefits. ...
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