As it stands, the health insurance market is dominated by a handful of for-profit health insurers that are exempt from the anti-trust laws that ensure robust competition in other markets across the United States. Without a not-for-profit public insurance alternative that competes with these insurers based on premium rates and quality, insurers will have free rein to increase insurance premiums and drive up the cost of federal subsidies tied to those premiums. This is simply not fiscally sustainable.And while this is a wonderful sentiment and a very true picture of the situation, it's the 30 Democrats not signing this letter I worry about...including Harry Reid himself.We recognize that the two Committees with jurisdiction over health reform – the Senate Finance Committee and the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee – have taken two very different approaches with respect to this issue. However, a strong public option has resounding support among Senate Democrats – every Democrat on HELP, three quarters of those on Finance, and what we believe is a majority of the caucus.
Don't blow this, guys.
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If we get this out of the Finance Committee next week then that in itself will be a significant achievement. The opt-out PO scheme seems to be a good one for securing 60 cloture votes in order to get it out the Senate.
they're gonna blow it just like that $3 an hour hooker i hired last night blew it.
that is all.
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