President Barack Obama met with the Democratic senators to talk about the passage of the health-care reform. The forty-five minute meeting apparently gave President Obama reason to believe that his deadline of the new year for a health-care reform bill will be met, because on his way out, he stated, "They're going to get it done." A new proposal was also presented; this new proposal would have a health plan similar to the Federal Employee Health Benefits Plan. The Office of Personnel Management would oversee the plan, and all of the options would be non-profit.
Senator Olympia Snowe (Rep - ME) says that she believes that this will be a good compromise, because it will give the public options to buy insurance from private companies.
I really think that this idea is a good one; obviously, this is not the whole extent of the bill, but this little summary makes the proposal sound good. There should be the option for consumers to buy their own health insurance, instead of everyone having to do the government's option. Personally, I think that in the future (this could very well change once I get there) I will buy privately, as long as I live within a community like this currently, with a good, solid company such as RMHMO, that has gained national attention.
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