PDF By GERALD F. SEIB
Don’t be fooled by the turmoil. This is the week the odds tipped ever so slightly in favor of a health overhaul passing Congress.
In fact, much of the turmoil in recent days — liberal Democrats arguing with conservative Democrats, unions sniping at their usual allies, insurance companies jousting with the White House — stems from this shift. The health-care duel now is being waged with real bullets. Everybody now knows the stakes are high and is acting accordingly.
Also, don’t let all the focus on the “public option” — the question of whether the final bill should include a government-run insurance plan — fool you. Yes, that’s important. Yet the two toughest issues for Democrats to resolve are how to pay for their overhaul plans, and how to ensure the final product helps rather than squeezes the middle class. If legislation collapses, it’s just as likely that one of those proves the insurmountable hurdle.
A plea for a more rational system
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