Somewhere along the way, the public option became either a boogeyman proxy for big government or the savior of all health care reform, depending on whom you ask.

• 自提出以来，各方人士对此计划褒贬不一。有人认为“公共选择”计划不过是政府扩张的又一伥鬼，但也有人相信，这一计划将成为医保改革的新希望。