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Medicare Is No Model for Health Reform
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Source: Wall Street Journal 9/11
September 11, 2009
Democratic leaders at both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue continue to battle over whether a new government-run health plan, modeled after the popular Medicare program for seniors, must be included in health-reform legislation. President Barack Obama told a New Hampshire town-hall meeting last month that "if we're able to get something right like Medicare, then there should be a little more confidence that maybe the government can have a role." Did the government really get Medicare right? Here are the top 10 reasons this program should not be a model for reform, and why it would be dangerous for the federal government to be put in charge of any more of our health sector:
USAFlightMedic
2 months ago
78 comments
reason #1 & #3 are good enough for me to agree with those opposed as well. The Uncle Sam VISA card needs some cooling down for sure.
ldelvalle
2 months ago
8 comments
So...what do you suggest?