The Lethal Politics Of The Opt-Out Public Option

Atlantic Monthly by Andrew Sullivan | Oct. 29, 2009 (Opinion)

(Blog Post) I'm surprised this hasn't gotten more attention. But imagine for a moment that the opt-out public option passes and becomes law (I give it a 65 percent chance at this point). Then what happens? Well, there has to be a debate in every state in which Republicans, where they hold a majority or the governorship, will presumably decide to deny their own voters the option to get a cheaper health insurance plan. Full Story »

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Posted by: via Memeorandum - Oct 27, 2009 - 2:08 PM PDT
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This article has the dubious distinction of both overstating and oversimplifying the case. The author seems to believe that Republican legislators would somehow speak honestly to their constituents about the offered Public Option without resorting to claims of encroaching Socialism and the impending total collapse of health care provision to our grandmothers in order to provide abortions for illegal immigrants. Okay, it probably wouldn't go that far. But the likelihood of ... More »

Opt out is probably better than opt in. What would be best is if Democrats paid Tom DeLay a couple million dollars to take over the party leadership ... More »

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  • Grading the Public Options That Already Exist

    ProPublica by Sabrina Sahnkman | Oct. 28, 2009 (News Analysis)
    Pundits and politicians from both sides of the fence have been hollering themselves blue about a potential public health care option. Instead of relying on private insurers, ...
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  • Ezra Klein on the House health care reform bill

    Washington Post by Ezra Klein | Oct. 29, 2009 (Interview)
    (Blog Post) So what exactly did the House put out this morning? Is it the Robust opt-out Public Option that Sen. Reid talked about? Ezra Klein: No. So to do a bit on defining terms here: ...
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