Republicans make threats over health care 'public option'

See AP story here.

President Barack Obama is making a mistake on health care by insisting on a government insurance option for the middle class, influential Republicans said in a letter to the White House released Monday. . . .

"Democrats know that if they go to a totally partisan approach like the president has suggested they're going to eat that the rest of their lives," said Hatch, who circulated the letter to Obama.

I say go for it. We know who pays for these guys. This is from the Mayo Clinic website:

Mayo Clinic is the first and largest integrated, not-for-profit group practice in the world. Doctors from every medical specialty work together to care for patients, joined by common systems and a philosophy of "the needs of the patient come first." More than 3,300 physicians, scientists and researchers and 46,000 allied health staff work at Mayo Clinic, which has sites in Rochester, Minn., Jacksonville, Fla., and Scottsdale/Phoenix, Ariz. Collectively, the three locations treat more than half a million people each year.

This also:

Obama Cites Mayo Clinic as High Value, Low Cost

In an address to Senate Democrats on June 1, 2009, President Obama cited Mayo Clinic as an example of a high value, low cost health care provider. The comments came as part of a discussion on health care reform and the direction that reform should take. Read President Obama's remarks.

I was at the Mayo Clinic once (as a visitor). It was quite impressive.