Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) has introduced his public option amendment before the Senate Finance Committee. In making the pitch to the panel’s skeptics, he’s noted that it will save the federal government about $50 billion over 10 years, and would be, as its name implies optional–i.e. it’s not a “government takeover” of health care.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=137598