Opinion: California can lead nation with public option for health insurance

Opinion: California can lead nation with a public option for health insurance State is uniquely suited to pioneer this approach and has hard evidence that it will work ... Read More

Newsom Touts California’s ‘Public Option.’ Wait — What Public ...

California does not have a public option in the way most people understand the term. According to Newsom’s definition, offering a public option simply means ensuring that consumers have choices and ... Read More

Opinion: Single-payer? California needs public option first - Los ...

A public option, spending goals and expanded eligibility for subsidies aren’t perfect substitutes for a well-designed single-payer system, but they have one clear advantage: They’re doable. Read More

What Would A Public Insurance Option Look Like In California?

In my opinion, a public option isn’t necessary in California, but it might nevertheless be worth exploring as a longer-term mechanism for guaranteeing access and an alternative to relying solely on ... Read More

Insurance Commissioner: California Should 'Strongly' Consider a Public ...

State Sen. Ed Hernandez (D-West Covina), chairman of the Senate Health Committee, said a public option could make sense in some underserved areas. But he said it may not address the problem of large ... Read More

The health insurance public option might be fizzling. The ... - NBC News

WASHINGTON — When President Barack Obama abandoned a public insurance option to win moderate support for the Affordable Care Act in 2009, progressives were enraged. A decade later, Joe Biden ... Read More

Opinion: Public option health plan would kill private insurance

That's a lot of people — more than 180 million Americans have employer-sponsored health insurance. The "public option" aims to assuage these folks' fears by allowing people who have employer ... Read More

Why A Public Health Insurance Option Is Essential

Opponents of the idea argue that a public health insurance plan competing with private insurers would lead to inferior health care, harm providers, and drive the multibillion dollar for-profit ... Read More

California set to become first state to provide free health ... - CBS News

The new program, which will take until 2024 to fully implement, will provide coverage for an additional 764,000 people. Read More

Opinion: California can lead the nation with a public option for health ...

California already has some experience with a public option: L.A. Care in Los Angeles County. This county-based public plan has been listed since 2014 on the state’s insurance exchange. Read More

Opinion: California can lead the nation with a public option for health ...

A statewide public option would drive down premiums and get more people the care they need, at no cost to the state. L.A. County's L.A. Care shows it can be done. Read More

Opinion: California can lead the nation with a public option for health ...

L.A. County's L.A. Care shows it can be done. Opinion: California can lead the nation with a public option for health insurance. We have the data to show it works ... Read More