Advocates of universal health coverage are stepping up the pace. A few examples: The Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday began a series of five hearings on "Moving toward Universal Coverage." Committee Chairman Max Baucus set the stage by saying, "I believe health care should be a right, and I believe America is big enough and rich enough to guarantee that right." Peculiarly, Stuart Altman … [Read more...] about Universal Coverage
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The Real Agenda
Our health sector is like a giant ship: It takes a great deal of effort to change direction, but even a small change can lead to a very different destination over time. For the last six years, the health sector has been moving toward more free-market solutions, introducing patient choice and competition into a system that had been largely dominated by top-down, centralized management. A few very … [Read more...] about The Real Agenda