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In reply to the discussion: Sorry, but I don't buy the "But we couldn't have gotten single-payer" defense [View all]Hoyt
(54,770 posts)would have made a lot of difference.
I really don't think the difference in premiums for a public option would stop the criticism/griping.
"In the Congressional Budget Offices estimation, premiums for the public plan would be between 7 percent and 8 percent lower, on average, during the 20162023 period than premiums for private plans offered in the exchangesmainly because the public plans payment rates for providers would generally be lower than those of private plans." http://www.cbo.gov/budget-options/2013/44890
If that is true, I don't think folks will cheer because their premiums go from $400/month to $368. Until the greed in the system (including that of us as patients) is contained, this is going to be a rough transition. However, the ACA is a huge step forward in a long transition
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