Public Plan Choice Needed in Health Care Reform
This is the first in a series of occasional articles looking at health care reform proposals from a wide range of groups and experts.
The incoming Obama administration is still developing a comprehensive plan to address a broad range of health care concerns. The AFL-CIO has not endorsed a specific plan but has called for one that secures high-quality health care for all.
The AFL-CIO has endorsed certain concepts that any plan should be built around. One of those key elements is the creation of a public health care insurance plan as an option for workers and families who either have private insurance coverage or no coverage at all.
