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Health-Care Market Characterized By Consolidation, Not Competition

From tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com
June 30th, 2009

tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com — As Congress gets set to take up health-care reform, there's a crucial piece of data that hasn't received nearly the prominence in the debate that it deserves.

Defenders of the status quo on health care like to point out that a public option will destroy the system of robust free-market competition that currently exists.

Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL), speaking earlier this month on Fox News, called President Obama's plan the "first step in destroying the best health care system the world has ever known." A public option, Shelby added, would "destroy the marketplace for health care."

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The insurance industry shouldn't get between you and your doctor

Submitted by Alex Lawson
Produced by Health Care for America Now
May 12, 2009

Health Care for America Now (HCAN) – the nation’s largest health care campaign – debuted a new TV ad in six key states today emphasizing the need for a public health insurance option in health care reform and asking nine specific Senators to support that choice: Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA), Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE), Senator Mike Johanns (R-NE), Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), Senator Blanche Li more »

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Public Health Insurance Page

March 31, 2009
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Report: Public Health Insurance Plan Reduces Costs and Improves Quality

By Alex Lawson
February 3, 2009
February 2, 2009

Health-care expert Frank Clemente joins Health Care for America Now director Richard Kirsch and Institute for America’s Future co-director Roger Hickey on a conference call with reporters Feb. 5 to release a new report showing that a public insurance option as proposed by President Barack Obama is critical to the success of health care reforms soon to be considered by the Congress.

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A Public Health Insurance Plan: Reducing Costs and Improving Quality

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Leaders and Experts Agree that a Public Insurance Option is Critical to the Success of Obama’s Health Reform Proposals

December 19th, 2008
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Leaders and Experts Agree that a Public Insurance Option is Critical to the Success of Obama’s Health Reform Proposals.

Here are quotes from leaders calling for the choice of a public insurance plan. And below that, National Journal published a variety of views, including attacks. more »

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The Case for Public Plan Choice in National Health Reform

Key To Cost Control and Quality Coverage

By Jacob S. Hacker, Ph.D.
Berkeley Law Center on Health, Economic, and Family Security
December 16th, 2008
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Public plan choice, when public and private insurance compete side by side to attract enrollees on a level playing field, rewards plans that deliver better value and health to their enrollees. According to opinion polling, most Americans want public and private insurance competing side by side so that they can choose the best option for themselves and their families. Both should have a chance to prove their strengths and improve their weaknesses in a competitive partnership. Read the report from Prof. Jacob Hacker. more »

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