Public Option May Be Dropped The Obama administration appears to be getting closer to dropping the public option as a proposal, shifting to a co-op plan with a better chance of passing. “The president is going to continue to try to persuade everyone of the great value of having a true public plan,” an unnamed Democrat close to the White House told the New York Times. “But at the end of the day, I believe he recognizes that there are other, arguably less effective, ways to achieve greater coverage, more choice, better quality and lower cost in our system.”
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