No one knows for certain what  is happening but reports indicate that the public option is dead.  The ten Senators negotiating a deal (five liberals and five conservatives) have sent a bill to the CBO for a cost analysis.  If initial reports are correct, the negotiations have produced a trade off for the public option.  Essentially, individuals will be able to buy into Medicare at age 55.  It has also been reported by various sources (Senator Bernie Sanders, Reuters, and Governor Ed Rendel), that Medicaid eligibility will be raised to 150% of poverty  ($33,000 for a family of 4 in Kansas).

We will probably need to fight the right wing forces in Kansas that would like to keep us from participating in this plan.  Basically, progress has been made but the struggle must continue for full social justice through health care for all.