Arnold Foundation-Funded Public Option Institute Will Track State Progress

The non-profit foundation funded by billionaire couple John and Laura Arnold is stepping up its efforts to tackle high health costs in the commercial sector, recently funding health policy consultant Billy Wynne’s Public Option Institute to explore the potential for public option programs to rein in prices. Wynne and his team at Wynne Health Policy will be tracking and analyzing state and local efforts to implement a public option, starting with the current efforts in Washington and Colorado, Politico...