Wyden-Bennett Bill a Cure for Obama's Ills?

Columnist Clarence Page, who fears health-care reform may become "Obama's Iraq," says Obama should pay serious attention "to a bill proposed by [Sens. Ron Wyden and Bob Bennett] that has amazingly strong bipartisan support. It would require almost all workers ... to enroll in a private insurance plan made available through a new state-run pool of private carriers. Premiums for low- and moderate-income families would be subsidized on a sliding scale, partly through tax incentives. Pooling health-care insurance options would drive down costs. The CBO, for the most part, agrees. Yet, despite its advantages, it's a political long shot because it demands almost all sides of the debate give something up for long-term benefits. ... But that's the kind of compromise that has to be made if we're going to end up with a health-care overhaul that's worth all the trouble."