Snowe walks fine public-private health care line

She wants to end the split over trying a government program by giving private insurers time to make fixes.

PORTLAND — Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe, a key figure in shaping federal health care legislation, says a government-run plan that would take effect if the private insurance market fails to deliver affordable coverage could bridge the partisan divide that threatens to derail President Obama's efforts to reform the system.

Snowe, a Republican, said Monday that she's working with Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to establish that framework in the bill expected to emerge next month from the Senate Finance Committee.

In an interview in Portland, Snowe said it would be unfair to include a government-run health insurance option that would take effect immediately. Read the rest of the article here
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I myself do not want Government involve with Health care , I am for working with companies and Doctors to fix it, Unfortunately I do not believe that liberals will allow this. Nor do I Believe that the private insurance companies will go along with anything from congress that lowers their profit margin

Snowe is a Republican.
That tells me all I need to know about that party.

GD2GO wrote:Snowe is a Republican.
That tells me all I need to know about that party.

There is no real Republicans Beer , Snowe is not even close , we need a Teddy R.!!!

Sub you do know T.R. wanted UHC.