> If the public option has very high quality coverage, you may find that you no longer need your private subscription. Or regardless of the quality of the publ

> If the public option has very high quality coverage, you may find that you no longer need your private subscription. Or regardless of the quality of the public option, you may find that you can no longer afford your private subscription. The public option isn't free, after all—just pre-paid with no ability to opt out—and you may not be able to afford two such services. Other cases where public services "compete" with private providers (e.g. toll roads) suffer from the same problem: You don't get to choose between paying for the public option and paying for the private option. You're either paying for just the public option, or for both, even if the private option is all you want or need.