CBO: Public Option Would Reduce Premiums Across the Board
The CBO recently published a new letter on health care reform. They were asked to evaluate the impact of the weak (level playing field) public option in the Senate HELP committee's bill. Their conclusion was that the competitive pressure from the public option "would probably lower private premiums in the insurance exchanges to a small degree," and with a public plan in the exchange, "the costs and premiums of competing private plans would, on average, be ... Full Story »
Posted by Dwight Rousu
