Health Affairs Blog: The Public Option is Alive

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by Chris Fleming

The public option is “alive,” Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) said in a media conference call sponsored by Families USA.

The Senate Finance health reform bill is the only one that does not include a publicly run health insurance plan among the options that would be offered to consumers purchasing coverage in a new health insurance exchange. Baucus and other Senators are currently working to merge the Finance bill with legislation approved by the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, which does have a public option. Health reform legislation approved by three committees in the House of Representatives also includes a public option.
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