Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Health-Care Dialogue Alarms Obama's Allies - washingtonpost.com

By Ceci Connolly

Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, April 21, 2009

During last year's campaign, Obama proposed offering a government-sponsored plan as a low-cost alternative for Americans who are having trouble purchasing insurance in the private market. Proponents say it would reduce costs because it would not need to make a profit or pay large executive salaries.

Many Republicans and industry executives say that any program modeled after Medicare -- with its power to set prices -- would have an unfair advantage over private-sector competitors and eventually force some companies out of business.....

Health-Care Dialogue Alarms Obama's Allies - washingtonpost.com

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