Could you please tell me what “public option” means? I am reading about the healthcare reform bill, and I keep coming across this. Please explain, thank you.
And please, no political opinions, just an answer to the question.
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The public option is where you can choose to have insurance through the government. The option will offer basic insurance cover with none of the perks that a private scheme will have. But it will be cheaper.
The facts about healthcare are quite simple. Even though the right like to spread lies and half truths about the reforms and the need for them.
FACT – Insurance companies in the USA admit to pushing up prices, buying politicians and not paying out claims when they should [a]
FACT – PER PERSON the USA spends more on healthcare than any other nation on the planet [b]
FACT – Obama debated his plans before the election for healthcare [c]
FACT – the chance of a child under five of dying in the USA is greater than industrialised nations with universal health coverage [d]
FACT – Obama was elected by the American people to bring in change [e]
FACT – Obama wants to stop insurance companies screwing the American people [f]
FACT – The reforms Obama wants work in the Netherlands and in Switzerland [g]
If anyone can prove the facts above are wrong, e-mail me and let me know.
It is an insurance policy that you can optionally buy. The government runs it. You get to pay a premium for it. Essentially it is an insurance policy that has no profit motive or advertisement costs and it is ran by the government.
Public means people- open to the people-public
and option= alternative
so the govt will set up an healthcare Insurance company for people to opt into, if they are denied coverage by the private insurers
It means that you would have an additional option of using a public insurance plan that you could use when purchasing medical treatment.