Vox June 17, 2021
Dylan Scott

We’re about to learn a lot about how a public health insurance option actually works in the US.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday signed into law a public health care option, making it the third state in the US to approve the creation of a government-run health insurance plan to be sold alongside commercial coverage on the Affordable Care Act’s insurance marketplaces.

More than a decade ago, a federal public option was cut out of the ACA, largely because of objections by centrist Senate Democrats. Now it’s enjoying a revival of sorts. President Joe Biden campaigned on a public option in 2020, and while the chances of his proposal (or something like it) passing at the federal level have...

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Topics: ACA (Affordable Care Act), Employer, Govt Agencies, Healthcare System, Insurance, Medicaid, Patient / Consumer, Payer, Provider, States
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