A number of key Senators–including Chuck Schumer (D-NY), John Kerry (D-MA), and Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) confirmed today that a Medicare buy-in is being discussed as an option as part of a grand compromise on a public option.
“It’s an option, it’s being discussed, it does have some issues that are being raised, but it remains–it’s on the table,” Kerry told reporters.
The idea was introduced to the discussion by Rockefeller, who told reporters that it’s still unclear whether it would ultimately be a replacement for the public option.
“I think that’s one of the reasons it was brought up, but you don’t do everything in juxtaposition with something else always.”
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