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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]].

== Barack Obama ==

== Barack Obama's Plan ==

Barack Obama did not support universal coverage during the campaign, to contrast his approach with that of [[Hillary Clinton]].  It is doubtful that this issue is a priority for him in 2009.

Barack Obama did not support universal coverage during the campaign, to contrast his approach with that of [[Hillary Clinton]].  It is doubtful that he will want to stick with his own campaign plan, as his priorities lie elsewhere.  Most likely he will agree with the consensus view among Kennedy, Daschle, and Baucus.

== References ==

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