Comments on: Public Option Is Just A Bit Player in Reform Drama http://commonhealth.wbur.org/guest-contributors/2009/11/public-option-is-just-a-bit-player-in-reform-drama/ CommonHealth Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:19:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kevin Outterson http://commonhealth.wbur.org/guest-contributors/2009/11/public-option-is-just-a-bit-player-in-reform-drama/comment-page-1/#comment-10060 Kevin Outterson Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:11:01 +0000 http://commonhealth.wbur.org/?p=1448#comment-10060 The headline is misleading. If the public option is so "insignificant," why is the health insurance industry pulling out all the stops to kill it? Even with "just" 6 million lives, the public option will be one of many complementary efforts to bend the curve. The only way to ensure that it actually saves money is to tie reimbursement to Medicare rates & networks. The headline is misleading. If the public option is so “insignificant,” why is the health insurance industry pulling out all the stops to kill it?

Even with “just” 6 million lives, the public option will be one of many complementary efforts to bend the curve. The only way to ensure that it actually saves money is to tie reimbursement to Medicare rates & networks.

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