I'm convinced Obama's "my plan" must be HR 3200. Guess I'd better start warming up to it. God what a monster. (It does say all (minumum/standard plan) insurers have to accept all comers - section 112. And 113 says they have to continually study the "adverse selection" problem and make "recommendations." 113 also says they have pretty large rating pools, geographically, "as specified by the Commissioner in consultation with state regulators.") I really can't figure out the specifics on who gets to, who wants to, and who must, go to the exchange.

I'm not sure how they limit the public option within the exchange to no more than 5% of the population. Probably that's an estimate not a promise.

I think they are supposed to forever monitor the individual market, the small group market, the large group markets, and the public option, and keep making rule adjustments, especially at the exchange, to ensure "equality" and "affordability" in people's options, while not "unfairly" subsidizing the public option.

Of course I may have it all wrong altogether.

I'm still sorry for the Medicaid people and their kids.