The Public Option: Alive and Well in Obamacare
Thought the “public option” was dead? Think again. Chief among the most dangerous provisions in Obamacare is the creation of government-sponsored national health plans, which… Read More
Another Public Option? How Many Do We Need?
The public option has reared its head once again. Last week, H.R. 5808 was introduced in the House Ways and Means Committee to add a… Read More
New Bill Not Necessary: Public Option Already in Obamacare
Like many federal efforts in Washington, last week’s reintroduction from House Democrats to create a public health insurance option, which would become part of the… Read More
The Long War of Repealing Obamacare
In the depressing aftermath of Congress’s passage of the Democratic health-care legislation, there has been an understandable temptation among conservatives to think that all their… Read More
Forget Doctors’ Support for the Health Care Bill
Earlier this month, President Obama held a press conference at the White House with white coated physicians in his push for a government overhaul of… Read More
The Public Option Threat Still Buried in the Senate Bill
Most Americans now believe that major health care legislation will not pass this year. But as Heritage Vice President Stuart Butler explains in The New… Read More
OPM: The Public Option in Disguise
In order to secure the votes to pass a health care bill, Senate Democrats were forced to scrap the widely-unpopular public option. But before chalking… Read More
Sen. Nelson Says “No” to Public Option A Bit Too Late
In the wake of widespread public backlash over his eleventh-hour deal to get increased federal taxpayer Medicaid funding for his vote, Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.)… Read More
Don’t Draft OPM Into Fight for Government Run Health Care
In the ongoing attempts of Congress to find an alternative to the “public plan” in health reform, the Senate bill includes a provision to give… Read More
Making a Bad Bill Worse
The Washington Post’s EJ Dionne’s had an op-ed yesterday detailing six policy areas where House Democrats believes they can pull the Senate health care bill… Read More
