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- September 2, 2020
- RealClearPolicy
How to Pay for Public Option Without Tax Hike
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Richard Boxer
Abstract
A “Public Option” for health insurance that uses Medicare provider pricing and is administered by private insurers whose overall pricing conforms to GAAP will attain important, bi-partisan goals. For the Democrats, its lower costs will enable enrollment of the self–insured and the many uninsured employees of SMEs, while, for the Republicans, its pay-as-you-go pricing will avoid exacerbating Medicare’s massive deficits.
Keywords
Health Insurance; Public Option; Health Care And Treatment; Insurance; Cost Management; United States
Citation
Herzlinger, Regina E., and Richard Boxer. "How to Pay for Public Option Without Tax Hike." RealClearPolicy (September 2, 2020).