universal health care

Last Wednesday night marked the first time I had ever been excited for a GOP presidential debate. No, I have not decided that the government is too big and simultaneously expanded the Department of Homeland Security tenfold.

Nor have I become a pro-lifer that applauds the death of 234 executed inmates in the past year. In short, I have left the ridiculous inconsistencies to the Republican Party.

Still, Wednesday night I felt compelled to watch the debate.

The Healthy San Francisco Plan, the city's public health plan for the uninsured, has many of the elements currently under consideration in Washington, D.C.

It was proposed as a stopgap measure until Congress moved ahead with universal coverage. Now, it's being heralded as a public option that works and a model for reform. Sarah Varney reports for member station KQED.

As you can see below, the title of this post was an actual caption on Fox News.

Universal Health Care...

How?

We all know that universal health care has been incredibly hard to achieve, but budget neutral universal health care?

Well, that seems nearly impossible. Well, nearly impossibly politically. So if Obama can pull it off it’ll be a feat indeed.

“The test of bipartisanship is not just how many Republican votes you have.”
- Rahm Emanuel talking about healthcare legislation & bipartisanship

This is pretty significant because the one thing that has always gotten in the way of universal health care is the massive cost.

But if the health insurance providers are willing to look for ways to tighten their belts, it’ll make it much more fiscally realistic.