Public Option Trigger

Three Reasons to Be Happy About the Reported Deal by Senate Democrats on Health Care

Mitchell Bard | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mitchell Bard

I have criticized the Democrats for failing to properly use the power of their majority in Congress and the mandate from an overwhelming victory last November, so it's only right I give them their props for finally taking charge.

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Snowe Talks Trigger: "You Could Have The Public Option Kick In Immediately"

Posted 05.25.2011

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White House Thinks Trigger More Progressive Than Opt-Out: Mark Whitaker

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

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According to NBC News Washington Bureau Chief Mark Whitaker, some in the White House -- and on Capitol Hill -- think a 'triggered' public option is pr...

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The Public Option Sideshow

Zack Cooper | Posted 05.25.2011

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Zack Cooper

The public option was never a coherent, well-defined policy tool. It's an amorphous concept that stands as a symbol of reform and as a perceived antidote to the greed and callousness of the insurance industry.

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Sam Stein

Reid Presses Forward With Public Option, But Trigger Vote Still Likely

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), on Monday, will introduce a health care bill that includes a public option for insurance coverage with a s...

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Substance Over Symbolism

Mike Lux | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mike Lux

Given the stubborn logjam between progressives and conservatives on the public option and other issues, here are six different scenarios for what might happen next.

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What Do Americans Want On Health Care?

Jennifer Donahue | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jennifer Donahue

Congress has the idea that health care reform is a political football game with two clear sides, and the public option a dividing line. But what if very few Americans see the debate through this prism?

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Howard Dean vs. Rahm Emanuel

Cenk Uygur | Posted 05.25.2011

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Cenk Uygur

Once again, Howard Dean is right and Rahm Emanuel is wrong. What Emanuel doesn't seem to get is that real change is realistic.

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Pelosi Shoots Down Public Option 'Trigger'

The Hill | Mike Soraghan | Posted 05.25.2011

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday shot down a healthcare compromise that has been viewed as the best chance for getting a bipartisan bill through...

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The Snowe Trigger: A Catch-22 to Kill the Public Option

Jason Rosenbaum | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jason Rosenbaum

The private insurance market has failed, and we've given them enough second chances. The American people support a public health insurance option that's available on day one, not a bailout of the insurance industry.

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Why, Oh Why, Do They Never Listen?

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 05.25.2011

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Richard (RJ) Eskow

Let's not pretend Democratic health reform doesn't include new taxes -- and mandated fee payments to profitable private companies. If their bill passes in this form they'll pay a heavy political price for it. And they'll deserve it.

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Daily Pulse: Has Baucus Pulled Snowe's Trigger?

Lindsay Beyerstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lindsay Beyerstein

To progressives, adopting the "wait and see" approach is like giving Bernie Madoff another five years to run his Ponzi scheme, just to make absolutely sure he's a crook.

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Admit It: A Robust Public Option Is Dead

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 05.25.2011

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Miles Mogulescu

With a robust public option dead, the only way to prevent a massive Democratic-sponsored bailout of the health care industry is to regulate insurance premiums and put a trigger on individual mandates.

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Change We Need

Cheryle Jackson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Cheryle Jackson

We will not be able to meet President Obama's pledge to be the "last President" to tackle health care reform unless allowing people to choose a publicly sponsored health insurance program is part of the final bill.

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Chuck Schumer: We Should Still Look Seriously At 50-Vote Bill

The American Prospect | Tim Fernholz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Senator Chuck Schumer is the third-ranked Democrat in the Senate, one of the most prominent advocates for a public plan, and among the earliest Democr...

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Collins, Lieberman: We Could Back Public Option 'Trigger'

The Hill | J. Taylor Rushing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) both cast doubt Tuesday on their support for a public-option component to the Democratic hea...

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Key House Progressives Open To "Trigger" Bargain

Roll Call | Posted 05.25.2011

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Amid fresh signs that the White House is preparing to back a scaled-down health care overhaul that would only include a public insurance option as a f...

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Max Baucus Celebrates Labor Day by Ruining Health Care Reform

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 05.25.2011

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Allison Kilkenny

Baucus isn't proposing a reform solution that will benefit a majority of Americans. He's shifting the burden from the insurance companies to employers, and ultimately to employees.

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Obama: Leaning Toward Limited "Regional" Public Option?

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 05.25.2011

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M.S. Bellows, Jr.

Gibbs seemed to hint at a new twist in the debate over whether a government-operated health insurance program will be one of the options available in health reform legislation.

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Pawlenty: If Dems Use Public Option As Trigger, They'll Shoot Themselves In The Foot

cnn.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Even as members of President Obama's fractured party appeared to warm to the notion of putting a so-called "trigger" on any public health insurance op...

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MoveOn.org Rallies Activists Over Public Option Compromise

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rahm Emanuel has caused consternation among progressives -- including Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Howard Dean -- for suggesting health care legisl...

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Ryan Grim

Kerry Pushes For Public Option Trigger In Closed-Door Meeting

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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In a closed-door meeting of Senate Finance Committee Democratic members and their staff Wednesday evening, Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) suggested that if...

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