A divided Congress has prevented “Medicare for All” from taking off. So progressive activists have turned their attention to the states. Several have launched “public options,” health plans chartered by the state to compete against private insurers.
The results have not been impressive. People are not opting for public option plans, so state governments are beginning to rig insurance markets in their favor. Such intervention reveals that state officials intend for their public options to eventually become the only option for health insurance — at great cost to taxpayers and patients.
Washington and Colorado were among the earliest states to launch public option plans. They encountered roadblocks from the get-go. Washington’s plan, Cascade Select, had fewer than 800 individuals sign up during its first year.
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State Public Plans No Blueprint for Affordable Healthcare
Sally C. Pipes
A divided Congress has prevented “Medicare for All” from taking off. So progressive activists have turned their attention to the states. Several have launched “public options,” health plans chartered by the state to compete against private insurers.
The results have not been impressive. People are not opting for public option plans, so state governments are beginning to rig insurance markets in their favor. Such intervention reveals that state officials intend for their public options to eventually become the only option for health insurance — at great cost to taxpayers and patients.
Washington and Colorado were among the earliest states to launch public option plans. They encountered roadblocks from the get-go. Washington’s plan, Cascade Select, had fewer than 800 individuals sign up during its first year.
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Nothing contained in this blog is to be construed as necessarily reflecting the views of the Pacific Research Institute or as an attempt to thwart or aid the passage of any legislation.