Posted by Jankdc
on 10/24/2009, 9:11 pm
President Barack Obama is actively discouraging Senate Democrats in their effort to include a public insurance option with a state opt-out clause as part of health care reform. In its place, say multiple Democratic sources, Obama has indicated a preference for an alternative policy, favored by the insurance industry, which would see a public plan "triggered" into effect in the future by a failure of the industry to meet certain benchmarks.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/24/leaderless-senate-pushes_n_332844.html
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