tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com - 6/8/2009
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This is the objection the health insurance industry is putting forward in opposition to Obama's plan to include a public plan option in the health care reform bill.
But critics argue that with low administrative costs and no need to produce profits, a public plan will start with an unfair ...
voices.washingtonpost.com - 6/9/2009
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Could you comment on the complaint that the
public plan is unfairly advantaged because the government "subsidizes"
it and not the private plan? I've seen this talking point floated around a lot. It would seem that this is a misunderstanding of how ...
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dailykos.com - 6/8/2009
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The "progressives" at Third Way, that moderate public
policy think thank tank that apparently exists to make
the DLC look like regular liberal firebrands, turned their hyper-incrementalist bullshit domestic policy sites on something that matters: the ...
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"Third Way" on Public Option: Make One that Can't Work
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Talking Points Memo —
Following the lead of this post by Jon Taplin, you really must read this article in the Times on the battle over including a 'public option' in the new Obama health care reform bill. If you're not familiar with the lingo of this debate, the 'public option' refers to allowing the federal government to sell its own insurance plan which would compete with private health insurance providers. Think of it as a version of Medicare that everyone could buy into.
Here's the key graf from the Times piece ...
But critics argue that ...
Get the lead out
The Sideshow —
... before he dies that he's given up on insisting on something worthwhile. Obama, as far as I can tell, is just in it for the kabuki - pretend to give Americans a better healthcare option, but don't actually do it. (Sort of like withdrawing from Iraq without actually doing it, closing Gitmo without actually doing it, forbidding torture without actually doing, etc.) And it does look like Josh is covering the issue, at least: Following the lead of this post by Jon Taplin, you really must read this article in the Times on the battle ...
More on the Public Option
Talking Points Memo —
Along with many others, last night I flagged the New York Times article in which opponents of a 'public option' in the health care reform bill are saying that the 'public option' (which is essentially the federal government entering the field with its own health insurance plan) would be so efficient and inexpensive that it might drive for-profit health insurance companies out of business.
Why this is a problem for anyone else beside the for-profit health insurance companies, whose lobbying muscle in Washington kept them out of Dante's third cirlce of ...
Blunt and House GOP now looking to unveil their health care plan "in the coming weeks"
Fired Up! Missouri —
... to drive down costs. Republicans tend to think that the current system of waste and exorbitant profits for insurance companies must be preserved. ...
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Balloon Juice —
Now that the Global War Against Public Health Care is in full swing, let’s consider the main objection to it (the Times via Jon Taplin)
But critics argue that with low administrative costs and no need to produce profits, a public plan will start with an unfair pricing advantage. They say that if a public plan is allowed to pay doctors and hospitals at levels comparable to Medicare’s, which are substantially below commercial insurance rates, it could set premiums so low it would quickly consume the market.
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Blue Dogs Backsliding On Anti-Health Care Reform Backsliding
huffingtonpost.com 6/9/2009 — Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.) is "unwavering" in her opposition to a Blue Dog Coalition health care position issued late last week, she said Tuesday. The Blue Dogs, a caucus of conservative Democrats, issued a set of principles opposing a public health ...
Senate Republicans Send Obama Letter Opposing Public Health Plan
voices.washingtonpost.com 6/10/2009 — By Perry Bacon Jr. All but one of the ten Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee signed a letter to President Obama today outlining their opposition to a so-called public option in a health care overhaul, illustrating what has become the sharpest ...
When is Mary Landrieu giving up her public option health insurance?
americablog.com 6/10/2009 — Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu only opposes "public option" health insurance plans when you're the one who's going to benefit. When she's the one with her mouth to the federal teat, Landrieu, well, sucks. So when is Landrieu going to give up her ...
Why The AMA Should Support A Public Health Insurance Option
wonkroom.thinkprogress.org 6/11/2009 — As President Obama prepares to address the American Medical Association on Monday, America’s largest physician organization — which has so far avoided criticizing the Democrats’ reform efforts — has registered its opposition to the ...
AMA Walks Back From Its Opposition To All Public Options
wonkroom.thinkprogress.org 6/11/2009 — The American Medical Association is walking back from its strong opposition to the public option . This morning, the New York Times’ Robert Pear reported that in comments submitted to the Senate Finance Committee, the AMA stated that “the ...
The AMA’s Ties to For-Profit Health Care
yglesias.thinkprogress.org 6/12/2009 — I was familiar with the AMA’s general history of root-and-branch opposition to health care reform over the years. It’s no surprise, after all, that a group which once warned that Medicare would lead to totalitarianism thinks that creating ...
Managed chaos
thetalkingdog.com 6/14/2009 — We'll start with our friend Barb and this artice discussing the "principled" (as in "principal plus interest") opposition of the American Medical Association to the "public option" being discussed with...
The Co-op Dodge —
The Corner on National Review Online
Michael Tanner blogs about it for Cato:
Faced with rising opposition to a so-called "public option" in health care reform, some Democrats are floating the idea of establishing health insurance "co-operatives" as an alternative. Opponents of a government takeover of the health care system ...
A 'no' on the public option —
Ben Smith's Blog
As the existence and shape of a public option emerges as a center of conservative opposition to Obama's health care plan, Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu says she's a firm "no."
Snowe explains opposition to healthcare letter —
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Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine, the only Republican on the Senate Finance Committee to not sign a letter to President Barack Obama on Monday that opposes a public option healthcare plan, on Tuesday explained why.
"I had a number of issues with the letter, and I also wanted to say that everybody has ...
Move over public option... —
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From NBC’s Ken Strickland Desperately seeking a bipartisan solution to Republicans’ fierce opposition to public/government-run insurance options, key Senate Democrats have focused their attention on a plan that's attracted growing Republican ...
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