Meehan also criticized his opponent, state legislator Byran Lentz, for his support of a public option. In a February 2010 interview with the Swarthmore Daily Gazette, Lentz expressed his preference for a health care law that included a public option.

"Representative Lentz's support for a public option places him squarely to the left of many members of his own party," said Meehan. "It's clear from Reid's comments that Washington liberals haven't given up their fight for a government insurance plan. Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi don't need another rubber stamp for their agenda."

Meehan has laid out a series of specific proposals he believes would expand access to health care while cutting costs, including allowing consumers to buy insurance across state lines, allowing small businesses to pool together to pay lower insurance premiums, and enacting a series of tort reform measures that will protect doctors from frivolous lawsuits. Meehan's health care platform can be found here.