COMMENTARY: Here’s Reform Arkansas Needs
Posted: December 28, 2009 at 2:04 a.m.
Arkansas is suffering from a health care crisis, with 500,000 people uninsured, and health insurance premiums expected to rise from $11,472 to $19,575 in the next 10 years. The House of Representatives took a big step toward solving this problem when they recently passed a health care reform bill, including the choice of a national public health insurance option. The Senate just passed a bill that is far weaker than the House version, but is most notable for its lack of a public option. A law that requires individuals to purchase health insurance but does not offer the choice of a public option will result in a giant new client pool for the insurance industry with no incentive for these companies to lower costs or provide higher quality care.
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Opinion, Pages 5 on 12/28/2009
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