The House’s health care option

Is the House Democrats’ plan to tax the rich and make businesses insure employees a viable way to fix U.S. health care?

What happened

The House unveiled its version of health-care overhaul legislation Tuesday. The bill greatly expands health coverage by subsidizing lower-income Americans, penalizing companies that don’t insure their employees, and offering a government-run alternative to private insurance. To pay for this, the bill adds an income surtax on the wealthy and cuts Medicare and Medicaid costs. (The New York Times)

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