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NBC unveiled its logo for healthcare legislation explainers. In Making Sense of it All, Kelly O'Donnell outlined what it would mean if a public insurance option was passed. She reckoned it would cover about 10m people under the age of 65, mostly those now uninsured or self-employed or working for small businesses. O'Donnell found a glimmer of hope for those who back a single payer system from an unlikely source. Sen David Vitter, the Louisiana Republican who opposes the public plan, predicted that "in a very few number of years" it would grow to become "the only option."
ABC's in-house physician Timothy Johnson reminded us that the federal government is already "very much involved" in healthcare, "Medicare being the classic example." Johnson claimed that Medicare patients "often have more choices than private insurance companies, which limit the choices you might have." The government also negotiates coverage rates with private plans in its capacity as an employer. Johnson did not add that the government also acts as a British-style monopoly healthcare provider in the Veterans Administration system.
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