US Rep. Peter Welch (D) unveils bill to create Federal Health Insurance

[HopeOverFear]

MONTPELIER – U.S. Rep. Peter Welch introduced a bill this week that is the centerpiece of President Barack Obama's health care reform plans: The creation of a public health insurance plan run by the federal government.

Welch, a Vermont Democrat, joined two colleagues from the U.S. House on Wednesday in unveiling the Choice in Health Options Insures Care for Everyone Act, creating a public health insurance plan that would compete in the private field.

That plan is one of the main components of Obama's proposed reforms for the industry – and could also prove to be one of the more controversial proposals as the insurance industry and others in the medical field line up against the plan.

Welch, who supports Obama's plans, said he is aware that the battle over health care reform will be difficult. But he said the atmosphere for reform is vastly different than the early 1990s, when a major overhaul of the system blew up in the face of the Clinton administration.

"During the Clinton era, Harry and Louise killed that plan," Welch said, referring to a famous commercial funded by the insurance industry opposed to a government health plan. "Now, Harry and Louise don't have any health insurance. A lot has changed."

Under Welch's proposal, the federal government would create its own health insurance plan, funded entirely by premiums, for open enrollment in the market. Advocates of this plan say the system can be run cheaper and more efficiently than the plans offered by the private insurance companies, which make a profit off of the plans they offer to customers.

[blueclown]

1. What are the details of the plan?

[HopeOverFear]

2. click on the link and read the rest of the article

[Cleita]

3. Still not enough details. n/t

[Teaser]

4. go to Thomas and read the bill

an article will never give you the details you want.

[Cleita]

7. Okay, I will when I get home from work. n/t

[Teaser]

8. not be assume anything...

but here's the link...

http://www.thomas.gov/

[Sebastian Doyle]

5. Seems like Vermont is leading the way here.

Welch, Bernie Sanders, and Howard Dean seem to be the ones with serious solutions. Not this Conrad Co-op bullshit.

[Uncle Joe]

6. Harry and Louise didn't have any insurance then either, but the

corporate media ruled the roost in projecting information, the Internet was just a baby.

The corporate media and "health" insurance corporations told Harry and Louise if you make a commercial pretending to be afraid of being rescued, we'll make you sort of famous and put a little coin in your pocket.

Later the corporate media inspired by Harry and Louise; would base the movie Thelma and Louise on them, the final scene; drive over the cliff is a credit to and direct reflection of Harry and Louise's long term thinking, vision.

[avaistheone1]

9. I am glad we still have some Democratic leaders in Washington looking for a serious

solution to our health care crisis.

Looks like the rest of the Dems belong to the republican Corporate Party