A New York Times op-ed: Getting healthcare reform right

From V4CF member Bob Merrill comes this, an op-ed appearing Oct. 5 in the New York Times. The piece comes from Cappy McGarr, chairman of the Texas Insurance Purchasing Alliance from 1993 to 1995:

The Senate Finance Committee has for the moment rejected the idea of creating a public health insurance plan. It’s difficult to see how Americans will be able to find good, affordable health insurance without one. But if we are to go forward without a public option, it is more important than ever to make sure that we get another part of health reform right: the exchanges, where it is envisioned that small businesses and people without employer-sponsored insurance could shop for policies of their own.

The full op-ed piece is available at http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/06/opinion/06mcgarr.html on the New York Times website.

A big thanks to Bob Merrill for sending this along!