Public Plan Using Medicare Rates Would Face Major Push-Back, Insurers Say
Executive Summary
Provider opposition to a public insurance plan basing payments on Medicare rates may be enough to derail the idea of a public option in a health reform package, two leading insurers suggested in recent financial calls
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