| I had a post written last night about the CBO's scoring of the House health care reform bill, but I lost it. No idea where.
Here's the shorter version: the CBO found there'd be no net cost savings from the legislation, but that's in part a result of not making the public option available to many, as well as some other measures, including not capping tax credits for those holding employer-based health insurance.
Of the two points, guess which one Senator Baucus seized upon?
Curiously, Ezra Klein brings up Senator Ron Wyden's "Free Choice Act" as the possible savior of health care reform, which would essentially throw open the health insurance exchange - and access to a public option - to everybody.
I've spoken out against the cap on health insurance benefits before, but I'd gladly trade it for what Wyden's offering.
Thoughts? |
