Legal Commentary

Feature, Not A Bug: Conrad's Co-ops Useless

By Big Tent Democrat

Kent Conrad loves the CBO (see Ezra's bouquets to Conrad.) So I wonder what he says about this (PDF) (via dkos diarist tax problems):

The proposed co-ops had very little effect on the estimates of total enrollment in the exchanges or federal costs because, as they are described in the specifications, they seem unlikely to establish a significant market presence in many areas of the country or to noticeably affect federal subsidy payments.

So Conrad's Co-ops do nothing. By design one suspects. See also Sen. Rockefeller's letter to Baucus and Conrad pointing out that Conrad's Co-ops are a sham.

Speaking for me only

Full post as published by TalkLeft on September 16, 2009 (boomark / email).