The Biggest Roadblock to Change May Be in Our Minds

An overlooked component of the health care debate is our tendency to justify the status quo.

When you step back from the specifics of the health care debate — as well as the rancor surrounding it — an odd contradiction emerges.

Fairly or not, insurance companies have traditionally been regarded with a combination of contempt and scorn. Yet the president's proposal to change the nation's system of health care coverage — which would put restrictions on some of the companies' more egregious practices and provide increased competition ... Full Story »

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by Fabrice Florin - Nov. 14, 2009

Thoughtful report on why people tend to cling to the status quo, as seen recently in the health care reform debate. This story cites a study from New York University, which suggests that most people share a "motivation to perceive the status quo as the way things should be." This blog post could have benefited from presenting other viewpoints and different studies from more sources, but its main point is important and explained clearly.

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