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Onorato says he wouldn’t let state opt-out of public option

Onorato says he wouldn’t let state opt-out of public option

Trying to firmly position himself in favor of a public option for health care reform, Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato said Wednesday that, if elected governor, he would veto any state legislation making Pennsylvania opt-out of such a provision.

His statement came in response to emerging legislation in the U.S. Senate, which would include a government-run insurance plan but allow states to opt-out through legislative action. It remains unclear if that bill will be in the final mix of the health care reform bills swirling in Washington, but Onorato took the opportunity to make his position clear early.

“It is critical for Pennsylvania’s employers and workers that we help lower health care costs,” the Democratic candidate said in a statement. “I believe that the proposed ‘public option’ will help expand competition and reduce prices while maintaining our current fee-for-service system,. As governor, I will fight for quality, affordable insurance for every Pennsylvanian by vetoing any opt-out from the public option.”

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October 28, 2009 at 11:58 am

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  1. GOPHAWK

    Oct 28th, 2009

    What an opportunity for our prosecutor! I love this guy as our opponent. You do realize that Mr. Onorato has proposed taxing hospital beds and sick people as a way to balance his budget? See the Post Gazette from about ten days back. Taxing health care increases the cost. He would do better to renounce his plan to tax local health care. He taxed people sitting on bar stools, he taxed parking places, he proposed taxing hospital beds — anyplace people can pause in their weary rounds of life. What’s next the final resting place? Coffin tax on its way.

  2. flynnbw

    Oct 28th, 2009

    “Your prosecutor” has zero experience with health care — or any matter of public policy outside of law and order issues.

  3. GOPHAWK

    Oct 28th, 2009

    Yes. But our prosecutor has not taxed anybody’s beer or parking or hospital bed stays. Inside secret: times are tough. Mr. Onorate has a history. It is a history of taxing the little guy. The little guy will not like it when he hears it.

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  5. Greg Kauffman

    Oct 28th, 2009

    I’d take anyone out of the current Dem lineup over AG Corbett in the election. Mr. Corbett has shown a real lack of character and obscene partisanship in his lopsided persecution…er… prosecution in the budget scandal.

  6. gophawk

    Oct 29th, 2009

    Yes, but he does oppose the Onorato taxes on beer, parking and now his latest tax on the innocent, sick children and elderly.

  7. Young Blood

    Oct 31st, 2009

    Why even focus on the AG? Rep. Gerlach wipes the floor with the entire Democratic field.

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