Question

What was the fate of the public option during debate over the affordable care act?

a. it was central part of the legislation and was adopted as part of the law.
b. it was adopted but later declared unconstitutional by the supreme court.
c. it was added to the law after its passage.
d.it was debated but not included in the law.

Answer 1

Correct answer: d.it was debated but not included in the law. There was a lot of confusion about the differences between a public option that shared Medicare's pricing power, which really could save money but was never politically feasible, and a public option that was just a government-run health insurer, which would save much less money but had a chance to pass Congress. Democrats were divided about the public option.

Affordable Care Act > The health care reform law enacted in March 2010 (Obamacare). Its primary goals: Make affordable health insurance available to more people; Expand the Medicaid program to cover all adults with income below 138% (federal poverty level); Support innovative medical care delivery methods (to lower the costs of health care).