On health insurance, Sen. Mary Landrieu is in sync with her state. The New York Times, analyzing its own poll: Health Law’s Middle-Ground Approach Leaves It Unloved That's one way to look at it. But take a closer look at the results in the chart to the right. There are three options: 1) government should stay out of health insurance, 2) government should subsidize insurance, and 3) government should provide that insurance (single payer or public option). Option 1 is the Republican position.