... "centrists" thought it would end up too much like what they have up in Canada. So the compromise was to give the public option only to Americans who wouldn't be covered either by their employers or by Medicaid. ... "holy war." But what more can possibly be compromised? Take away the word "public?" Make it available to only twelve people? Our private, for-profit ...

... ;red" states: Nebraska, Lousiania, Arkansas, etc. States that fall within that range would start without a public option in the healthcare debate, and would have to have their state legislatures "opt in". Whereas ... ". This way, any red state Democrat can credibly explain there won't be any government takeover or even an option in their state unless the state votes for it.

... negotiate rates with each doctor and hospital in America. This all but guarantees that the public option will end up paying more to doctors, hospitals and ... for private plans." The CBO notes that this public plan would attract a "less healthy pool of ... who require more services than private plans, the cost of the public plan would continue to escalate beyond the cost of private insurance ...

... participate. "There is a way to compromise this, I believe," she said. "The goal is not public or private. The goal is choice and affordability." After Landrieu ... is a lot that we do know, including: The Snowe Trigger isn't the public option nor is it a form of it. Politicians who support it have every right to do so, but if they are doing it to appease progressives, ...

... Democratic leaderships will send to the floors of their respective chambers. Of course, we will also know what sort of public option will, or will not, be included in those bills. Here is the run of play on the merger ... Office for a cost estimate as soon as Monday, and make the legislation public as soon as Tuesday, according to a person familiar with the negotiations.(...) The bill to be brought ...

... campaign volunteer pleading with the president not to abandon the public plan. “If this once-in-a-generation opportunity to pass ... political people from the beginning that we can’t get a bill with a public option, he’s internalized it. Even though it’s now become obvious ... ’ in November.” The intellectual father of the public option, Yale Professor Jacob Hacker, ...