The 'Public Plan': Love It, or Hate It?

Health policy experts duke it out over a public option for health insurance.

ByABC News
June 25, 2009, 1:36 PM

June 25, 2009— -- One of the most contentious parts of the health care reform debate is President Obama's idea for a federally funded and operated "public plan" for health care, which would compete with existing private health insurance plans.

ABCNews.com invited health policy professionals to submit their analysis of the direction U.S health care should take.

We present here two opinion pieces that represent both sides of the public plan debate: one for and one against.

Where do you stand? Submit your comments on this debate below.