As TPM reports, a plan is in formulation. It all falls on the parlimentary skills of Democrats.
And if the Democrats get a taste of reconciliation, will the public option be put back onto the table?
Addendum: Ed Shultz covering a free clinic calls Lieberman a coward and says, “”I am embarrassed to be sitting here with an $1800 dollar suit, a $150 tie…”
He makes some great points, but really aside from being embarrassed that he shelled out 150 bucks for a tie, he should be embarrassed that he paid that much for that particular tie.
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February 3, 2010 at 5:50 pm
H.M.
“But Mr. Cruise. We want that ingredient in there!”
February 3, 2010 at 6:09 pm
Eric Kirk
Whatever that’s referencing, it’s lost on me.
Anyway, it looks like Obama is going to endorse the senate bill with reconciliation fix plan.
http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/health-care/white-house-privately-signaling-support-for-house-passing-senate-bill-with-fix-aides-say/
February 3, 2010 at 6:36 pm
anon
In the meantime, I received another one of those mealy mouthed letters from blue x yesterday informing me that even though they “really regret it”, my wife’s premium is going up 50%.
I bet they really hate the “public option” idea.
February 3, 2010 at 6:40 pm
Eric Kirk
I guess anon, you’re not among that supposed “85 percent” who is happy with your coverage.
February 4, 2010 at 8:09 am
anonymous
We are Kaiser members, a hold over from when we lived in SF. We both had preexisting conditions when we moved here and didn’t want to try our luck with Blue Cross. When we moved here 14 years ago our monthly Kaiser membership fee for the two of us was $140. Today it is $1045. And the coverage is not quite as good. We can still afford the monthly premium but not for long if the rate increases in the coming years at the same rate it has over the recent past. At the current rate of increase our monthly will be somewhere around $8000. per month by the time I retire. That’s if the increases don’t accelerate.