That's a big improvement, but it doesn't address the problem of rising and/or unaffordable premiums and co-pays, and high deductibles, and the rising cost of health care in this country generally.

One of the ways insurance companies prevent people with pre-existing conditions from getting adequate coverage is to jack up the cost of buying insurance so high that such people won't be able to afford it.

The public option at least helps to address these things.