Senators Debate ‘Public Plan’ Health Care Option

A government-run insurance program would be an “obstacle” to health care overhaul, a top Senate Republican said Sunday, and such “unfair competition” would lead to nationalized health insurance, while a top Senate Democrat defended it as one means to “keep the private insurance companies honest.” Full Story »

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by Diane Kamp - Jul. 6, 2009

I no longer consider a story on health care a story of quality if the reporter only interviews congress people. Without the perspective of organizations like Physicians for a National Health Care Plan, we simply get conventional wisdom. So we get cliches like Schumer's "keeping insurance companies honest" with a public option. How do you keep insurance companies "hones"? Isn't it their mandate to make profits and deny care? Why should there be profit in health care? Isn't there a difference between health care and making cars? Why don't you ask Grassley how he would get more competition in his state that has one company controlling 71% of the business.

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