Knocking down the straw man that single-payer would solve all healthcare problems isn't much of an achievement; while advocates point out that single-payer systems in other countries cost far less than the U.S.'s profit-dominated healthcare industry, the main benefit they point to of universal health coverage is that it would provide everyone with healthcare. Full Story »
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Well written and concise. 10 short paragraphs that outline some of the flaws in reporting on Heathcare costs and solutions.
When the people are asked about real universal health care, they favor it. The right rich media does not report that. This story would be more cutting if it included an analysis of how universal the health care proposals of Edwards, Obama, and Clinton are. This would cut to the Obama statement that "universal" mandate to buy insurance does make sense if people cannot afford it.
I enjoyed the story. My only problem with rating this story is that it is a news analysis, not a hard news story. I thought the story presented one side of the story, and I actually agree with that side. The story takes issue with a New York Times Editorial. This article was more an editorial than a news story. No hard facts or sources were given. To be fair, it didn't present both sides of the story, but that wasn't its purpose.
A simple look at a complex question. How to cut health care cost and acheive universal coverage is the ongoing question. The answer is a consumer uprising against insurance companies and the politicians who protect them.
I agree that we need to think broadly about health care. I would also suggest that broad considerations include other options that universal health care. Like so many other issues the media is an impediment rather than a source of information.
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