After Defeat in Senate Finance, What’s Next for Public Option? - Health Blog - WSJ

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By Jacob Goldstein

This is a major blow to what has been one of the most contentious elements of the health-care debate this year. All along, everybody’s pointed to Senate Finance as central to shaping the health-overhaul legislation. And Max Baucus, the committee’s chairman, maintained his opposition to the public option today, arguing that a bill that includes the public option wouldn’t be filibuster-proof.

Nevertheless, this isn’t the end of the debate over the public option. Bills approved earlier this year by three House committees and the Senate HELP committee all include versions of a government-backed insurance plan.

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