Public Option 'Lite'

" Now public action -- there are reports that the -- is still considered a public action. But what would individual states can opt in or out now -- the state at the end or opt out and how does affect you. It is about time of CQ politics joins us patriot. But at what's this opt in opt out public option a -- but sent."

" Well this is one of his unique Washington phenomenon will won't you talk about something more alternatives you have what they've come up now is instead of having a government run. Public option some of the centrists in the Senate whose votes are critical to any final agreement. Have come up with a plan that they are approaching where they say give the states the option to set up a state run public plan. Or not or give the states an opportunity to collaborate and set up -- regional plan but no federal plan. And this is starting to get some traction with the -- people like Olympia Snowe Republican of Maine and Ben Nelson Democrat of Nebraska."

" Well who's going to pay for the state or the Fed up well this is a big question I mean whether. -- me that we of course the feds are willing to pass up to the states of the states you know pick up the fray and."

" And of course what's important here and scoring if any final -- how much the federal taxpayers get so if they can off -- things by expanding Medicaid and having somebody know costs on to the states that. Might be appealing getting the final agreement a lot of that is still remains to be hashed down."

" Is this several legitimate. Good possible option and I admit -- that they really since -- Bible or is this just that congress played around the numbers in the games."

" Well I think they're trying to do at least the moderates seem to be trying to get out of this idea of a uniform federal run insurance plan. And and -- trying to do anything to stop that you saw earlier there was a proposal to set up co ops now they're trying to give states the option to set them up for not. And then what they're trying to do is pivot the debate -- off from the liberal poll that that sort of is where the starting point is what's really important to remember is that the first draft of the bill that eventually gets the house or senate floor in this case. It's so important because the language is in there has to be pulled out so that's why you have these different groups trying so hard."

" If if you essayist essay in my home to Wisconsin and your state opts out and so I'd say you don't have insurance. Necessity get that penalty."

" You don't necessarily penalized in in dollars sense but there are some rural areas in Wisconsin other parts of the country where there may only be one or two private insurers. And the people who want a public option whether federally run -- state -- say that sometimes you need an alternative. Just to inject some competition into what's otherwise monopolize the market so -- that has some appeal to rural state lawmakers."

" I content and counting heads numbers is system a likely possibility insists that the Senate -- gonna ultimately pay."

" Well it's a little early to tell but you have some key moderates. Like Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe -- Republicans remain. -- From Louisiana Ben Nelson from Nebraska Joe Lieberman from Connecticut who are sort of seemed to be coalescing around this -- trying to fight back. Another public option that would set up a federal plan and give states the chance to opt out this one is called opt -- It's very confusing what they're trying to do basically is beat back a uniform federal plan in some way shape or form."

" 5% -- rather civilized and good when I agree with -- argument but don't take blood on the floor on this one immediate people fighting hard and heavy at this point I think."

" They're throwing out ideas and they keep repeating places where they disagree in the sort of how I you do things in long scale negotiations are kind of trying to identify areas that need to be hashed out. Harry Reid the majority leader went to the white house on Thursday. And sort of talked about these different options and President Obama sat there and you know frankly or otherwise we just sat there we're told and then didn't endorse one plan or another. He knows there's a lot of facts that we need to be still played out in this play. So homeless when it has listened as went at this point you know I think the insurance industry is still losing a little bit they came out what this report saying premiums would go up under the centrist senate finance plan and since then has given. Energy to advocates of some type of public option so now it's looking more likely that public option will be in the Senate bill and it did even 23 weeks ago."

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