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 <title>Should the U.S. Government Offer Its Own Health Insurance Plan to People under Age 65?</title>
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The question of whether a new public health insurance plan should be allowed to compete with private health insurance plans has polarized the health reform debate unnecessarily. Extremes from both political parties have tried to use the issue to prevent progress toward a bipartisan health reform package. 
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But health reform must be bipartisan to be sustainable over time. This means both sides&#039; priorities must be reflected in the policy solution. 
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