The Public Option Saga Continues

It kind of depresses me to compare the possibility of a public option in healthcare reform to a soap opera but honestly at this point that is exactly what it feels like.  I would probably be more excited about the news below except for the fact that in soap operas good news tends to be short lived.

via Daily Intel:

"Three weeks after striking down a government-run health care option, the Senate Finance Committee has revived the idea like a zombie from the crypt. 'This issue is alive, and we're looking at it,' said Sen. Max Baucus. Three variations of the public option are under consideration and though none of them are the liberal Democrat ideal, they all fall closer than the proposed nonprofit cooperatives. One version would establish a national plan only if the rest of the Democrats' health overhaul doesn't sufficiently expand coverage. Another would create a government option but allow states to opt out. The last would allow the states to opt in to a government option."

Even with my cynical view of things I am still hopeful that healthcare reform and the public option will work out.  And for the time being I'm taking that hope and doing what I can do support reform. You can too, just go to the act section of this post.

And, of course, stay tuned for tomorrow episode of the never-ending saga that is heathcare reform.