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Article published October 29, 2009

Most wouldn't have public option

By San Francisco Chronicle

Posted: October 29, 2009 - 5:59 am ET

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's gambit to include a government-run insurance option in health care legislation has given a fresh tailwind to the idea despite opposition from conservatives. But lost amid the ideological battle for or against a public option is a key overlooked fact: The vast majority of Americans would have no access to a public option even under its most expansive versions.

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