Seems then that a public option would be good for health because the insurer of the public would want to reduce costs over the life of the member. If a lot of

Seems then that a public option would be good for health because the insurer of the public would want to reduce costs over the life of the member. If a lot of the costs are due to diseases that could have been prevented cheaply earlier in life, then total health care bill would be lower and thus the public option could operate much more cheaply than a private insurer with a 4 year outlook. Again, this is another data point on the short sightedness of our nation. We continue to look less and less far into the future and the human race is suffering. We are paying more for less quality. The environment is suffering. We need a vision. we need to look into the future. we need a more longterm outlook with perhaps some short term sacrifice so that we don't end up some day not existing.