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 A Series of Principles - White House Press Briefing by Robert Gibbs 7/28/09 — Monday, August 03, 2009 —  MR. GIBBS: Bill.Q Robert, there seems to be a big shift from the President being full bore for a public plan option -- back to health care -- full bore for a public plan option as the way to give consumers more choice and to give private insurance more competition, to, as you said yesterday in response to Chuck's question, that he does not have any preference that you know of between the public plan option and the co-op. Would you acknowledge that's a big shift on the part of the White House? MR. GIBBS: No, again, as I said again today, we've laid down goals and principles of increasing choice and competition. I don't know that we've -- as I said today, there's -- I don't know that there's been an evaluation of legislative language that we have or haven't seen on co-ops. Q But co-ops are run by -- would be run by insurance companies. They are not a public plan. So they're entirely different. MR. GIBBS: Well, again, without having seen the Finance Committee bill, it's hard for the -- hard for us to come down and fully evaluate. I think that's obviously something we'll do as part of this process. Q Is he still for a public plan option? MR. GIBBS: The President said that in a series of principles. And, again, what we want to do is provide, as I've said before, choice and competition in order to give those in the insurance market greater access through that choice and competition to a plan that works best for them. Margaret. Q Does the President believe that a public plan option necessarily means something that's run by the government, or does it just mean the government guaranteeing the coverage of people who are uninsured? And I also have a Philippines question. MR. GIBBS: Say that one more time. Q Does the President believe that a public plan option necessarily means that the government is providing or managing the coverage of people, or does he simply believe that it means the government is guaranteeing that people will get coverage somehow? MR. GIBBS: I believe it's the former. But certainly, I'll double-check just to make sure. Health Care | President Obama | Press Briefing | Robert Gibbs | White House Press Corps Labels: Health Care, President Obama, Press Briefing, Robert Gibbs, White House Press Corps >> Full Story
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