Many places in the United States have monopolies in which one company, or a small set of companies, control the local market for health insurance. This is one of many reasons to consider the public option. It's an option. No one has to choose it. Individuals and families will merely be invited to compare costs and outcomes. Presumably they will choose the public plan only if it offers them and their families the best deal -- more and better health care for less. The public option also uses government exactly as advocates of market economics say it should be deployed: Not as a controlling entity but as a nudge toward greater competition. Fans of the market rightly oppose monopolies. The public option is a monopoly-buster.
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