Senate considers fake public option: non-profits selling private insurance.

[Eric J in MN]

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB126004745673278523.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsSecond

In closed-door negotiations Sunday, Democrats on both sides of the issue who were assigned by Sen. Reid to find a compromise were exploring an alternative that would empower the government's Office of Personnel Management to run a new national health plan, congressional aides said. The office already oversees the federal employee health plan, and administration officials pointed to it as an example of how the government can successfully run a health-insurance program.

Under the proposal, the office would negotiate terms of the plan with private insurers, and contract with nonprofit entities set up by the private sector to run the program, aides said. One senior Democratic Senate aide suggested the idea is now the "leading proposal" among Democrats.

A public option is government employees selling government insurance.

This proposal is a scam.

[msongs]

1. how low can they go until the repub wannabee dems will vote for it? nt

[sandnsea]

2. We had that with the Blues

many years ago. They said they couldn't compete with private insurance which is why they were allowed to go for profit if they wanted to.

Now they say the solution is to duplicate what they already said wouldn't work???

Idiots.

[valerief]

3. Why don't they just put us all in chains and whip us and get it over with?

That's what they want to do.

[babylonsister]

4. Link? nt

[Eric J in MN]

5. I added a link. NT

NT

[defendandprotect]

6. k i c k

[dflprincess]

7. As one of the DFL candidates for governor said

"health insurance for more instead of health care for all".

[FreakinDJ]

8. Hell some of the Biggest Theives in Healthcare are Nonprofits

just allows them to steal from the government as well as the people

[phasma ex machina]

9. Probably best to bank on a fakeout by the time the powers that be finish making law. nt

[Cleita]

10. It gets more and more ridiculous, doesn't it? n/t

[KamaAina]

11. This is nothing new. It's called "Kaiser".

And it blows. They make you go to their facility for everything. Mine is all the way across town -- easily an hour train ride each way. :grr: :banghead: