Reply #20: A trigger for co-ops? Why even bother?

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The only trigger that would be worthwhile is for a strong public option or Medicare for All. I haven't heard anyone talking about a trigger for co-ops, but I think that's a terrible idea. Why? Because even if private insurance does a poor enough job that the trigger gets pulled, the best we could hope for then would be ineffective co-ops that would be no threat to the insurance companies and would take years, or maybe even decades, to get established.
If the choice is between that and a bill with private insurance only and no trigger, I'd choose the latter.