Reply #9: Real health reform "rises or falls or whether the public is allowed to choose Medicare"-Howard Dean [View All]

[Faryn Balyncd]

http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/02/24/dean-public-option/


That's what Dr. Dean was saying earlier in the year.

Opening up Medicare to younger Americans who wish to buy in is the logical, most workable public option.

Medicare is also the public plan which has overwhelming support.

If we're not going to expand Medicare to a Medicare-for-All Single Payer plan now, is there really any other public plan that will work other than allowing younger Americans to voluntarily opt-in to Medicare?