Public Plan Trigger

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.

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.

A trigger for the public health insurance option would create underpowered public plans that would be swallowed whole by the insurance industry.

The government is essentially saying, "Okay, private insurers. Here's your chance to prove us wrong." This should appease folks who are anti-government, without alienating the folks on the left.

When two American journalists are sent to prison in a foreign country, shouldn't the news organization at least support them and assuage public outrage by acknowledging and covering the situation on its own site?

The insurance companies are talking a good line of late. But it makes no sense to embrace a partner who you know will ultimately betray you.

The Obama administration and Senate Democrats are debating a health care reform outline that will insist upon a public option for insurance but leave ...