The World From Berlin: Americans Want 'Freedom to Pay Too Much for Inferior Health Care'

Der Spiegel by David Crossland | Aug. 18, 2009 (News Analysis)

This isn't about the uninsured anymore. They only amount to 15 percent of citizens and 10 percent of voters. The freedom to choose now takes precedence. Freedom as the Americans see it also includes the freedom to pay too much for health care that is inferior by comparison with other systems. Full Story »

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 by Chris Finnie - Aug. 18, 2009

An odd sort of journalism in that the piece is composed mostly of quotes from other newspapers. Still, it does--as promised--present the view from Berlin. And, frankly, I couldn't resist the headline.

Sent to me by a neighbor of Austrian descent who routinely shares articles from the online Austrian and German press.

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