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To: cnyndwllr who wrote (118827)	8/19/2009 8:08:31 PM
From: quehubo	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 542797

The public option will mean the end of competition because private insurers cant compete with the government. What % of market prices does medicare pay now 65% or something. Private insurers keep the system afloat, subsidizing medicare and uninsured. So what price will the government pay relative to what private insurance pays? The best all around outcome would be if the government established one level market across the nation. The regulated and enforced better than they did the financial markets. The republicans in the pockets of the insurance industry are not more my friend than yours. You apparently trust the government more than I do. I know retired military who dont use their government insurance because it is so useless. They use their private insurance from the present employers. Medicare is not without its problems either. Ever try to find a doctor to take a medicare insured? They are not so happy to have you.