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RC

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15. Our Congress Critters are Federal Employees.
Wed Dec 5, 2012, 03:11 PM
Dec 2012

They get to choose from the same health insurance plans any other federal employee does. Most of those plans are Blue Cross/Blue Shield. They can afford the higher priced plans, so people think they have something special the rest of do not.

This is not the public option frazzled Dec 2012 #1
Actually, ProSense Dec 2012 #2
But is it in the hands of for-profit insurers? n/t leftstreet Dec 2012 #3
"at least one of the nationwide plans must be offered by a nonprofit entity" ProSense Dec 2012 #4
This is the plan kent conrad, baucus were pushing Report1212 Dec 2012 #6
This is ProSense Dec 2012 #8
Boeing military contracts are 'administered by the government' leftstreet Dec 2012 #9
You already, ProSense Dec 2012 #11
Wow. We're all getting the healthcare Congress gets? leftstreet Dec 2012 #12
Our Congress Critters are Federal Employees. RC Dec 2012 #15
It is not administered by the Government RC Dec 2012 #14
Yes, it is. ProSense Dec 2012 #17
It is a contractual agreement between the Federal government and a private health insurance company. RC Dec 2012 #19
It's administered by the federal government. ProSense Dec 2012 #22
The government negotiates the terms of the agreement and structures the plan, yes, but RC Dec 2012 #23
"Look up 'administer'" Maybe ProSense Dec 2012 #24
Medicare is also administered by for-profit companies like Blue Cross, United, etc. Hoyt Dec 2012 #26
No. It's going to be a totally Federal gov't sponsored BlueCaliDem Dec 2012 #5
And unlike the private option ... frazzled Dec 2012 #7
What? ProSense Dec 2012 #10
As you've noted the Public Option is NOT a single-payer BlueCaliDem Dec 2012 #18
No, here's the difference frazzled Dec 2012 #20
Wrong ProSense Dec 2012 #21
You know better than the experts quoted in the Washington Post frazzled Dec 2012 #25
Could this be at least a step toward a true public option? LongTomH Dec 2012 #13
Sorry, this is a step away from Single Payer. RC Dec 2012 #16
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