Andrew Price
Former Web Editor, GOOD.is
- October 1, 2009 • 12:20 pm PDT
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In this health care reform debate, the issue of "the public option"-whether or not there should be public, government insurance programs that compete with for-profit health insurance companies-is a huge sticking point in congress. But you know where it's less controversial? Everywhere else in America. It's hugely popular among non-politicians:
And among doctors:
Politicians are sometimes pretty eager to do what's popular. In this case, there's so much debate about it in Congress largely because on this issue politicians care a lot about what health insurance industry lobbyists think.
Title of this post to be sung to the tune of Nada Surf's "Popular"
And among doctors:
Politicians are sometimes pretty eager to do what's popular. In this case, there's so much debate about it in Congress largely because on this issue politicians care a lot about what health insurance industry lobbyists think.
Title of this post to be sung to the tune of Nada Surf's "Popular"
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