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natrius on Nov 8, 2009 | parent | context | favorite | on: The House Passed the Health Bill

"Any public plan is likely to have a relatively narrow scope, as it would be offered only to people who don't have access to coverage through an employer."

If that is what ended up in the bill, then I agree that it will be mostly harmless. I was under the impression that anyone would be able to enroll in the public plan.

jamesbritt on Nov 8, 2009 [–]

I believe you can, but not sure. The key point, though, is that the plan would be yet another private insurance plan. It won't be government run.

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