Baucus's plan would create an unusual type of "competition" between a taxpayer-subsidized government insurance plan and existing private insurance plans. But with the government able to regulate the private insurance plans, it is doubtful that this competition will have any positive effect. Both, for example, would likely be required to pay for [[abortion]]. | Baucus's plan would create an unusual type of "competition" between a taxpayer-subsidized government insurance plan and existing private insurance plans. But with the government able to regulate the private insurance plans, it is doubtful that this competition will have any positive effect. Both, for example, would likely be required to pay for [[abortion]]. |