Shining a light on the public option

Our brilliant colleagues at the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law tie the health reform debate together beautifully in their latest post, which isn't at all a rant, but their usual thoughtful take on policy issues. 

"Congress must produce a bill that creates competition in the health insurance market, in order to successfully lower costs and provide quality choices to consumers. A majority of Americans, policy makers and advocates see the public option as the best way of doing this. H.R. 3200 and Reid’s proposal can achieve this but we cannot lose focus on the overall goal of passing health insurance reform this year. If an opt-out or trigger can create competition while lowering costs and providing quality care, then they should be considered to keep the momentum going. The ultimate goal is quality affordable health insurance for all Americans."

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