Harvard researchers have a new paper that suggests that states should "go big or go home" when it comes to considering public option insurance programs.

The paper, published in the Harvard Journal of Legislation, examines state public option programs from recent years, when states such as Nevada, Colorado and Washington have attempted to implement public option programs. Such programs provide a publicly financed health insurance program that supporters say can be less expensive for consumers while providing more competition with other plans.

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