A strong case for comprehensive reform of the U.S. health caresystem has been made many times. The high cost of care, thelarge number of uninsured people, and the rapid increase inexpenditures year after year have convinced many that our systemis a mess. The obstacles to reform, however, are numerous andcomplex and have thus far proved insurmountable. The presentimpasse must give way to recognition that major change willnot be an option much longer: it will be a necessity. Divergentinterests and values must find some common ground, and all sidesmust acknowledge that the . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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Dr. Fuchs is a professor emeritus of economics at Stanford University, Stanford, CA.
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