Reply #5: No, not from a private company [View All]

[Serial Mom]

this is incorrect... is it true that the Clinton plan might actually force me to buy insurance from a private company? To me, that's totally unacceptable. Either cover me or leave me to make up my own mind. The day the government forces Americans to buy a product from a corporation will be a sad one for democracy.


from Clinton from the transcript of the debate...
And the reason why I have designed a plan that, number one, tells people, "If you have health insurance and you're happy with it, nothing changes," is because we want to maximize choice for people.

So if you are satisfied, you're not one of the people who will necessarily at this time take advantage of what I'm offering. But if you are uninsured or underinsured, we will open the congressional health plan to you. (Applause.)

on edit: clarified it was Clinton who said above