Opt Out FTW!

Its looking very likely that Harry Reid will be unveiling a unifed Senate health care reform bill today with an "opt out" public option included. Since the day this idea was floated I have made no bones about my very enthusiastic but somewhat conditional support for this option both from a policy and a political stand point. Now for me all it comes down to is how strong they make the public option since states who don't like it or want it can opt out of it. I am hoping Harry Reid sees the opportunity here and goes for a Medicare +5 kind of public option like the House is proposing.

Stay tuned.