Connecticut Moves Toward Public Health-Insurance Plan - Health Blog - WSJ

By Jacob Goldstein A local version of the national fight over whether to create a new, government-backed health-insurance plan took a dramatic turn yesterday: Democrats in the Connecticut Legislature overrode a veto from the Republican governor, putting the state on a path to create a new public plan open to everyone. A board will create the outlines of the new program, which is supposed to launch in 2012, the Hartford Courant notes. Gov. M. Jodi Rell vetoed the bill because of the cost, which she said could be $1 billion a year. Read More: Connecticut Moves Toward Public Health-Insurance Plan - Health Blog - WSJ