In California Medicaid is called Medi-Cal. Most of my doctor friends do not accept Medi-Cal patients unless they are forced to. The reason, of course, is that Medi-Cal pays a lot less than private insurance, or even Medicare.

If the public option controls its costs like most medicaid plans throughout the country, it will not make significant inroads into the healthcare insurance market. If it does not, its costs will be astronomical.

So, back to my question: Is Biden proposing a Medicaid type of scheme or is he proposing a full-fledged insurance plan that covers all diseases, and, more importantly, all treatments?