We now have three states, Colorado, Nevada and Washington who have implemented public options and they have seen cost savings. It is starting to work in those states. You look at a state like Vermont tried to just shift to a single payer system in one fell swoop, and 15 years ago they abandoned it because they just couldn't make the math and implementation work. So I'm somebody that supports a public option, especially as a millennial. Thinking that your healthcare is going to be tied to your job, I just think is an outdated … (01:02–01:15)
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