Another Moderate Dem Likes Healthcare Co-Op Idea

Courtesy Donklephant  Sat, 06/20/2009 - 1:13am

The moment I heard Kent Conrad’s plan I knew it could pick up steam as a bipartisan solution…especially since it was designed to do just that.

Now another Blue Dog Dem is voicing support for the idea…

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Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., says she prefers private insurance cooperatives to a government-run provider that would compete with the private sector in reforming the nation’s health care system.

“We want to keep what works...



 

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