3 states pursue public option for health coverage as feds balk
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President Joe Biden has not yet delivered on his campaign promise to create a national public health insurance option, but three states have moved forward with plans of their own.
Colorado and Nevada this year passed public option plans government-run health insurance plans that are set to launch in 2023 and 2026, respectively. They join Washington state, which enacted its law in 2019 and went live with its public option in January.
Proponents hope a more affordable alternative will attract residents without health insurance. What we ve seen is that when people can afford health insurance they get insured and get access to health care they wouldn t otherwise have access to, said Nevada Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro, a Democrat who sponsored her state s bill.
Three states pursue public option for health coverage as feds balk
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Nevada is on the verge of passing a public option Vox.com 4 hrs ago Dylan Scott © Roger Kisby/Bloomberg via Getty Images Nevada lawmakers are moving forward with a proposal for a public health care option.
Joe Biden’s election brought a new optimism that a public health insurance option could become a reality. But while the public option, a government-run insurance plan that competes with private insurers, seems to be off the table at the federal level, Nevada lawmakers are pushing to pass their own version before the end of their legislative session.
Nevada would become just the second state with a public option, after Washington implemented its own version of the proposal this year. The Democrat-controlled legislature is racing against the clock the legislative session ends on June 1 but the legislation is already moving through Senate committees.