Gagan Gupta, an Emerson Hunger Fellow, working for the great grassrooots advocacy organization, RESULTS, sent this message with the link below to an article in the Washington Post,
What follows is a great article on domestic health care by Jacob Hacker, a well-known health policy expert and professor at Yale University who has served as an advisor on multiple campaigns. He has a knack for capturing the nuances of the debate that are often overlooked by more reductionist national dialogues. Great starting point when trying to understand where our health care system might be headed.
“Let’s Try a Dose. We’re Bound to Feel Better.” (Washington Post article)
Here’s a quote from the article,
The best American medical care is indeed extremely good, but much of our system falls short — especially when you consider how costly it is, how heavy a burden it places on employers and families, and how many it excludes. And far from being a threat, getting the government more involved in health care would actually reduce costs, improve quality and bolster the U.S. economy — which helps explain why public insurance is the secret weapon in both of the leading Democratic candidates’ plans. If socialized medicine means doing what our public-insurance programs and other nations’ health systems do to control costs, expand coverage and improve the quality of care, it’s high time for a little socialization.
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