The Public Option That Did Not Make It into the Final

question 9

Multiple Choice

The public option that did not make it into the final form of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act was rejected because it

• A) would not have helped the poor.
• B) looked too much like socialized medicine.
• C) was too expensive.
• D) interfered with Medicaid.

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