Barack Obama actually said...

The solution is to create a national health system that is coordinated and comprehensive and that is based on single-payer financing.

If the private insurance companies have to compete with a public option, it will keep them honest and it will help keep their prices down.

If you like your health care plan, you will be able to keep your health care plan. Period.

Employer-based coverage is the backbone of our health care financing and coverage system.