Delaware Liberal

Health Insurance Reform — Where We Are Now

One of the things that is true about the discussion about this reform effort is that too few people really understand what is currently in the bills drafted. Part of that is because we get distracted by the misinformation about death panels, government taking over medical care and the other litany of lies that fired up the teabaggers over the last month.

But the Washington Post has a great article that is a FAQ for the reform effort — 8 Questions About Health-Care Reform. And it is good. Go read the entire thing to see where the effort is right now (this was written before the Baucus bill was released). But here is a great summary of what is common to all of the bills:

What we are still hashing out is how to pay for it and the Public Option, basically.  And it is important to keep in mind  how far Congress has come so far.  Congress is also working on methods to pay for this — unlike the Medicare Part D (or any of the other BushCo initiatives) which was allowed to become part of the structural deficit.   All of these are important changes.  I am of the opinion that a Public Option is crucial to the long-term functioning of this reform, but there is no doubt that these are good steps forward.

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