September 7, 2009
    The "public option" that you have heard so much about would essentially create a government insurance program like Medicare and would allow individuals and employers to purchase coverage for themselves and their workers. The Kennedy bill and the Dingell bill both contain a "public option." The relevant provisions of each bill are summarized below.
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August 31, 2009
    There are two fundamental approaches that lawmakers are considering to make health care more affordable and to give more persons access to health insurance coverage: (1) regulating the private market for health insurance to expand access and coverage and drive down costs, and (2) allowing people to purchase insurance from a government program similar [...]
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