Health Care Reform: Undoing Obama's Health Law Could Have Messy Ripple Effects

1) Obama did not block a public option. For as much as you've written and opined on the ACA, you should know that there were two bills, one originating in the House, and one originating in the Senate. The House bill DID include a public option. The Senate bill was one Lieberman away from a public option. Obama didn't block the public option any more than he set up death panels.

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Point #1:

In February 2010, when proponents of a public option were finally making some headway between the time that the House passed its version of healthcare reform and the time that the Senate passed its version (and it's important to remember that Obama never pressured Blue Dogs or Joe Lieberman, never used the power of the White House and never took to the buIIy puIpit to advocate for a public option), Obama held a 'make it or break it bipartisan summit' at the White House which was gamed to prevent public option proponents from getting real reform, (affordabl­e quality medical care for everyone).  PO proponents were shut out of the negotiations.  Why wasn't Anthony Weiner or any proponents of public healthcare­, of a public option, of single payer, at this summit?

The summit was gamed to let insurance companies retain their lock on the path to getting healthcare­.  
Whether it was Republican­s saying no or Democrats saying yes, to attend this summit you must have accepted that the insurance industry's ability to make profits off of you be preserved and protected, despite it bankruptin­g the American people individual­ly and the nation at large.


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