WSJ.com MarketWatch, Dec. 17, 2008
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/New-Report-Public-Insurance-Option/story.aspx?guid={C8A16DA0-10F8-413D-AE11-15E6B845CAF3}
“Premiums with a public plan cost about three-quarters the amount private insurers charge for the same set of benefits,” said Hacker. “It’s an essential element to any national health care reform proposal.”