In the US of A, around 50 million people are now without affordable Health Insurance/health care coverage.

Translation---50/300 million rely on emergency rooms for treatments such as: Fever, vomiting, diarrhea <UGI>, ear infection, flu, bronchitis, pneumonia <URIs>, bladder/kidney infections <UTIs>, pregnancies or sex diseases <STDs>, sprained or broken limbs, accidents, head injuries <SCI>

Employers cite escalating health insurance costs as a barrier to expanding business, and hiring.
Workers cite employer-based health insurance as a carrot/stick obstacle to career mobility.

Is it time we offer a Public Option, to free employers and employees from this cage?

Would you prefer this to be individual state offerings or a federal program?