The campaign Health Care for America Now doesn’t like the Blue Dog compromise either–but they aren’t drawing a line in the sand about it either.
“The demands made by some Blue Dog Democrats will result in higher costs for families,” says HCAN’s national campaign director Richard Kirsch.
First, they will weaken the public health insurance option’s ability to drive down prices, and second, they will shrink the amount of assistance provided to middle-class families who buy health coverage.
We are confident that the House ultimately will pass legislation that includes a strong public health insurance option that lowers prices and provides financial assistance so that health insurance is truly affordable to all
