Hillary Supports Public Option Within Obamacare

[Frodo]

Clinton backs public option on health care in nod to Sanders supporters

By Eugene Scott and Dan Merica, CNN
Updated 3:10 PM ET, Sat July 9, 2016

Washington (CNN)

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[dspNY]

Clinton always supported something like this so I think the headline is wrong

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Clinton always supported something like this so I think the headline is wrong

And Sanders didn't campaign on the public option because he wanted single-payer instead.

[Pyro]

Cue SNL Clinton becoming Sanders skit

[NeverAgain]

Good!

[Darthpi – Anti-Florida Activist]

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This is a strikingly uninformed and inaccurate description of Bernie's goal, which is single payer. How anyone who was paying even the slightest attention to the discussion of health care policy during the campaign could have written such a statement is beyond my comprehension.

That being said, I'm glad Hillary has affirmed her support for a public option. She always seemed open to it, but knowing that she views it as a step we should take, rather than merely a step we shouldn't rule out taking, is an important distinction.

[IceSpear]

Yeah, this story is just wrong. Public option =/= single payer.

[Blue3]

Someone in January/Feb/March made a thread about how Hillary now supported the Public Option. And even back then, I said it was old news.

[Lief 🗽]

What kind of idiots are they hiring at CNN these days?

[Maxwell]

What kind of idiots are they hiring at CNN these days?

[Southern Delegate matthew27]

Most of the first world uses some form of public option...Including Canada and Mexico. Why shouldn't we?

And for you that believe it cost so much,,,well, we spend twice as much on our healthcare system then Britain or canada currently spends on theirs.