This morning’s N&R print edition reports Sen. Kay Hagan’s support for a public option health insurance plan, but I can’t find it online. I’m sure it will be up soon.
The spin appears to be that Hagan is supporting a compromise plan where “gatekeepers will ensure that that those with adequate private coverage will not enroll in public plans,” according to the N&R. But I couldn’t help but notice the punitive aspects of the proposed plan, including the provision that “businesses with more that 25 employees that don’t provide health insurance for their workers will pay a $750 fee per full-time employee toward the national program.”
Also, the proposed $1000 fine for not having health insurance isn’t mentioned in the N&R article, and the Associated Press account is buried on A-13.
