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News Articles: public option health care plan

The Washington state government, in its second year of offering the nation's first public option health insurance plan, has learned an important lesson: If you want hospitals to participate, you're probably going to have to force them.

The 1st public option health plan in the U.S. struggles to gain traction

Washington is the first state to introduce a public option for health insurance, but it has been difficult to get hospitals on board. Other states with public options in the works are taking notice.

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  • Markian Hawryluk