How Many Americans Could End Up on the Public Health Plan? A Look at the Estimates
Congress will soon vote on massive health care legislation -- and on the amount of power the federal government will have over the entire U.S. health care sector. Many economists, politicians, and American citizens want to know: How many people could lose their current health insurance and end up on the so-called public option, a new government-run health plan? The numbers being tossed around are as dizzying as the array of health care bills.