February 23, 2010 – 5:26 pm
A day after the President released his health care plan, it is clear that the plan is running into a fair amount of trouble. Bart Stupak is objecting to the language concerning abortion funding, Senator Jay Rockefeller has stated that he will not support pushing through a public option via reconciliation, and the White House, via Robert Gibbs, itself stated that it does not believe that the public option can pass via reconciliation.
February 19, 2010 – 4:46 pm
Senate Democrats are trying very hard to bring the public option back to life, and got a big shot in the arm when Charles Schumer signed on to their efforts. Since Schumer presumably picks his fights carefully, his endorsement of the public option was seen as a very big deal.
But as Jonathan Cohn–himself a supporter of the public option–points out, reviving the public option could be a trap.
Are Democrats really sure that they want to do this?
December 21, 2009 – 8:29 am
Behold what President Obama hath wrought:
December 8, 2009 – 11:40 pm
Any semblance of a public health insurance program appears to have been dropped from the Senate version of the health care reform bill.
December 7, 2009 – 7:58 am
President Obama visited Senate Democrats to urge them to come together on a health care deal. But strangely enough–or perhaps, not so strangely, when one thinks about matters–a certain sticky issue was not mentioned at all.
By Pejman Yousefzadeh
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Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board
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Also tagged Barack Obama, Ben Nelson, Big Pharma, Democrats, health care, Health Care Policy, Health Care Reform, Joe Lieberman, Obama Administration, Senate
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November 1, 2009 – 2:25 am
Probably just as well as a public option for property insurance. Which is to say “not well at all”:
October 28, 2009 – 8:59 am
So reports National Journal (subscription required).
October 27, 2009 – 8:44 am
After all, what could possibly go wrong with a government-run health care plan?
October 27, 2009 – 8:42 am
That is the gist of this story (subscription only).
October 27, 2009 – 7:13 am
Today’s podcast focuses on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s announcement that the government-run health care plan will be included in the Senate version of health care legislation, while giving states the ability to opt-out.
October 26, 2009 – 8:37 am
But it is worth emphasizing anew: The public option will fail to save money.
October 15, 2009 – 6:31 am
Today’s Coffee and Markets podcast focuses on the Senate Finance Committee’s passage of the Chairman’s Mark, the fallout for the insurance industry, and the broader ramifications for the marketplace.
