Wrong Way on Health ’Reform’

It’s hard to know whether Obama’s proposal is naive, hypocritical or simply dishonest.

... uncontrolled health spending is almost single-handedly determining national priorities. It's reducing discretionary income, raising taxes, widening budget deficits and squeezing other government programs. Worse, much medical spending is wasted, the CEA report says. It doesn't improve Americans' health; some care is unneeded or ineffective. Full Story »

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Dan Kennedy
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by Dan Kennedy - Jun. 17, 2009

There is no health-care reform package on the table yet. Samuelson is a smart guy, and surely has some ideas for what real reform might look like. Instead, he criticizes what he guesses will be in Obama's proposal.

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