Posted on 12/10/2009 3:05:21 AM PST by Scanian
Searching for an ac ceptable alternative to the controversial "public option," Senate Democrats on Tuesday night adopted three bad ideas instead.
Having tried and discarded the "robust" public option, the opt-in and opt-out approaches, co-ops and the "trigger," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid proposed a program similar to the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program, which covers government workers, including Congress members. Reid's plan would also expand Medicare and Medicaid.
The FEHBP offers a variety of private insurance plans under a program managed by the US Office of Personnel Management. Each year, OPM uses the federal procurement process to solicit bids from insurance firms to be one of the plans offered. Premiums can vary, but participating plans operate under stringent rules.
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Foolishness. Teaching is not a bad job with a not-a-bad salary. The only way there could be a shortage of teachers is that the government has standards for teachers that an insufficient number of people can meet. Simply adjust the standards. The quality of education won’t suffer.
How can they take 500 billion dollars and expand it?
How can they extend it to more people when they cannot afford it now?
Am I the only one asking this question?
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