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Congress Matters

Congressman Alan Grayson, (D-Fl), inroduced a bill today that would give every citizen in America the option to buy into Medicare.  The “Public Option Act,” also known as the “Medicare You Can Buy Into Act,” would open up the Medicare network to anyone who can pay for it. While we don't think it will pass, Grayson's logic on the bill makes a lot of sense. “Obviously, America wants and needs more competition in health coverage, and a public option offers that. But it’s just as important that we offer people not just another choice, but another kind of choice. A lot of people don’t want to be at the mercy of greedy insurance companies that will make money by denying them the care that they need to stay healthy, or to stay alive. We deserve to have a real alternative.” [West Orlando News]

Posted 10:03 AM | Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 | Permalink

Tags: reform, public option

Health & Wellness

Public Option Back From the Dead?

A story not really being told right now is the (re)push for the public option in the Senate.  Yesterday, Sen. Ted Kaufman (D-DE) became the 34th senator to commit to supporting the public option through reconciliation. [HuffingtonPost]

Posted 3:33 PM | Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 | Permalink

Tags: reform, senate, public option

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