wonkroom.thinkprogress.org - 12/18/2008
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As the insurance industry and its conservative allies rally against competition between public and private insurance plans, a new report by Jacob Hacker argues that offering a new public insurance option to Americans who lack coverage would control health care costs and improve quality :
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institute.ourfuture.org - 12/17/2008
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Berkeley Law.jpg Download the new report here (PDF)-
The Case For Public Plan Choice in National Health
Reform: Key to Cost Control and Quality Coverage Download the Key Findings here (PDF) Download the Press Release here (PDF) Get the Q and A ...
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Progressive Breakfast: Lines Drawn In Health Care Fight
LiberalOasis : The Blog —
... The Wonk Room's Igor Volsky: "A public plan ... because of its lower administrative costs and ability to bargain for better rates, lowers prices and saves Americans money. 'The clearest evidence of the savings produced by the public plan is its premiums, which are estimated to be about 23 percent lower than comparable private insurance for the same set of benefits for the same population,' the [Hacker] analysis found. ...
Progressive Breakfast: Lines Drawn In Health Care Fight
The Hollywood Liberal —
... encouraged to compete side by side to attract enrollees on a level playing field that rewards plans that deliver better value and health to their enrollees. Public insurance has a better track record at reining in costs, while preserving access; it has pioneered key quality and payment innovations that have often set the standard for private plans; it is essential to set a standard against which private plans must compete to drive value and can be a source of stability for people.” The Wonk Room’s Igor Volsky: “A public plan … because of its lower administrative costs and ...
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