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Politics : A US National Health Care System?

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To: John Koligman who wrote (7094)	6/23/2009 2:10:10 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (2) of 42652

The insurance lobby won't be able to block a public health plan because most Americans realize they would be better off if the industry had competition A government takeover isn't competition. And if the government program isn't subsidized and otherwise given advantages, if it acts like an insurance company in a competitive market (which is unlikely IMO) than it doesn't significantly add to competition, its just one additional "company" in a field with many of them. "I think they understand there's a lot of momentum both in the House and in the Senate for something to pass, and they'd much rather be inside the room, having those discussions, and helping to shape it as much to their liking as they possibly can," she said. That might be right. You can sometimes get better terms with a negotiated surrender before the final attack than you can get after your overrun and defeated.

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