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krugman.blogs.nytimes.com - 8/17/2009
The public option as a signal
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The public option has become not so much a symbol as a signal, a test of whether Obama is really the progressive activists thought they were backing.
Economic View - The Public Option - A Distraction in the Health Care Debate - News Analysis
nytimes.com - 8/16/2009
Economic View - The Public Option - A Distraction in the Health Care Debate - News Analysis
— nytimes.com — WE clearly don’t need any more distractions from the two main issues of health care reform : how to deal with our large uninsured population and how to make the entire system more cost effective. So, for now, let’s ignore the shouted rhetoric about ... (more) Economic View - The Public Option - A Distraction in ...
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"Public Option versus “Co-ops”: The Market Test"
economistsview.typepad.com - 8/18/2009
"Public Option versus “Co-ops”: The Market Test"
— economistsview.typepad.com — What do prediction and financial markets have to say about the prospect of dropping the public option and replacing it with health care co-ops? Here's Arin Dube with a follow-up to this post with an answer you probably won't like: Public ... (more) "Public Option versus “Co-ops”: The Market Test"

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Op-Ed Contributors - A Public Option That Works
nytimes.com - 8/23/2009
Op-Ed Contributors - A Public Option That Works
— nytimes.com — TWO burning questions are at the center of America’s health care debate. First, should employers be required to pay for their employees’ health insurance? And second, should there be a “public option” that competes with private insurance? Answers ... (more) Op-Ed Contributors - A Public Option That Works
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"The Public Option as a Signal"
Economist's View — ... The public option as a signal, by Paul Krugman: Look, it is possible to have universal care without a public option; Switzerland does. But there are some good reasons for the prominence of the public option in our debate. ...

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