Then they mean whatever Congress says they mean. Senator Max Baucus made a bold pronouncement about his health care reform bill–it will not include a public option. Instead it will provide for health insurance co-ops. What does that mean, exactly? From the Washington Times, BUTLER: COOP d’etat: An acronym does not a co-op make
The Senate plan that has been under construction for over a year has something for everyone–to hate. From the Wall Street Journal, Baucus Unveils $856 Billion Health-Care Legislation
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus formally unveiled a 10-year, $856 billion bill that would extend health insurance to tens of millions of Americans but that found lukewarm support among other key senators, indicating changes to the measure are in store…
With government-run health care/the public option/Obamacare causing so much political commotion, some in Congress are suggesting that health insurance cooperatives may be the way to go. But what are they, and how have they worked in the past? From the Washington Post, Cooperatives’ Record Weighed in Health-Care Debate