Reply #23: I'm a blue dog Democrat and proud of it.

[ItNerd4life]

Here's a few things to consider:
A public option is supposed to bring more competition; thus competition is good.
Our current system doesn't have competition. It's an oligopoly in each state, because of the laws. If competition
is good then remove the state restrictions (like a federal program would) and allow companies to compete across states. Remember,
competition is good so allow competition to happen. Supporters of a public option are hypocrites when they say it will bring more competition.
It won't, it only adds 1 more competitor to each state. Still an ugly oligopoly.

Why don't we have a program for healthcare like we do for food production? Competition produces the food, government has a safety net to
help those who can't afford the food. Why not have a safety net for those who can't afford insurance?

Consider eliminating the need for insurance the way it is now. Allow people to have health insurance savings accounts, insurance is only there for catastrophic insurance.
Insurance can not have pre-existing conditions clauses. Insurance can't have a 'max' payment amount.

Bring true competition into the structure (like exists for food) and you will see a dramatic drop is health care prices. People will start going to doctors because of cost, price, location, etc. Not because the doctor is in their plan.

I'm a liberal, I'm open to suggestions instead of just having the government do everything.