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Fix Needed for State Opt-Out Provision of Public Option

By Jeralyn, Section Legislation
Posted on Fri Nov 20, 2009 at 12:04:02 PM EST
Tags: public option, health care reform (all tags)
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McJoan at Daily Kos explains what needs to be fixed in the Senate version of the public option in the health care bill: It's the date on which the states can opt out. First,

There's no requirement of a waiting period before states can opt out, which in this political environment means the battle is taken directly to the states, because insurers will have until 2014 to get state legislatures to pass those laws. That could lead to as much as a third of country being left out, according to CBO estimates [pdf] (h/t Jon Walker).

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