A healthcare policy analyst says the healthcare legislation being promoted by liberals in Congress is dangerous even without a so-called "public option."
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) has counted votes in the House and reportedly does not have enough to pass a "robust public option," however her office is denying that report. Obama administration officials believe they will be able to pass a compromise form of government-run healthcare by rounding up enough liberals and moderates to support a public option "trigger." The plan would allow a government plan to kick in if private insurers do not expand coverage fast enough. Greg D'Angelo is a policy analyst at The Heritage Foundation's Center for Health Policy Studies. He says Pelosi does not have enough votes because her proposal is out of touch with what Americans want in a health reform plan. "Even in the absence of having a public option, there are other major changes in these bills," he explains. "[For example] there's a massive increase in federal regulation, billions of dollars in tax hikes and cuts to Medicare." The analyst believes Democrats in Congress are likely to pass some form of healthcare reform. "The question is, what will it look like?" he wonders. "The public option is just one of the key issues, but there are a number of critical issues that need to be looked at." D'Angelo notes the trigger for a public option is designed so that it is almost "intentionally pulled" based on how a bureaucrat sets the standard for expanding coverage.
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