I've just said that the public option saves "the most" with the exception of single payer not for profit. I do not reject either of these.

The US pays twice as much for health care per capita than any other developed country in the world, and we get less care for that money. The other countries use either single payer not for profit, or they have strictly regulated insurance industries whose prices are dictated to them by the government.

We could definitely lower costs by strictly regulating the insurance industries, but I haven't seen any Republicans propose that alternative. Short of that, there is no way to bring the costs of health care down other than single payer not for profit, or a public option that will increase competition.

Those of us who advocate for either the public option or single payer not for profit know full well that they are not free. But we're not as stupid as the people who want to continue subsidizing the insurance industry as the Republicans want us to do. We know that we will get far more value for our money if the insurance companies aren't allowed to call all of the shots.