Our health care system is a mess. The number of uninsured Americansis approaching 50 million. The costs of health insurance aretoo high, and they are rising rapidly. Polls repeatedly showthat a majority of Democrats, Republicans, and Independentsfavor universal health care coverage. The trouble is that wecan't agree on a solution. The left wants to scrap the currentsystem and substitute a government-financed single-payer program.The right supports consumer-directed health savings accountsand tax credits. More moderate elements on the right, such asGovernor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, also favor requiringall persons to purchase health . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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Dr. Altman is dean of the Heller School for Social Policy and Management, and Dr. Doonan is the executive director of the Massachusetts Health Policy Forum — both at Brandeis University, Waltham, Mass.
An interview with Dr. Altman can be heard at www.nejm.org.
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