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Communal Responsibility for Health Care — The Example of Benefit Assessment in Germany(0)
Peter T. Sawicki, M.D., Ph.D.
Many German observers are bewildered over the U.S. health care reform debate. Most Europeans see affordable health insurance for everyone as a fundamental element of a stable and prosperous society — an element founded on the principle of communal responsibility. Like the United States, Germany is a wealthy, democratic society with [...]
Health Care Reform in Perspective
Arnold M. Epstein, M.D., Henry J. Aaron, Ph.D, Katherine Baicker, Ph.D, Jacob S. Hacker, Ph.D, and Mark V. Pauly, Ph.D
President Barack Obama has placed U.S. health care reform at the top of his domestic agenda, and months of legislative work on the issue have resulted in five bills — three in the House of Representatives [...]
Poor Substitutes — Why Cooperatives and Triggers Can’t Achieve the Goals of a Public Option
Jacob S. Hacker, Ph.D.
According to a recent survey, a majority of U.S. physicians support health care reform that includes a new national public health insurance plan, which would compete with private plans.1 Polls have shown that a substantial majority of Americans support the public option as well.
The Proposed Government Health Insurance Company — No Substitute for Real Reform
Victor R. Fuchs, Ph.D.
As pressure builds on the White House and Congress to deliver on their promise of health care reform, the idea of a government health insurance company to compete with for-profit and not-for-profit private companies is gaining political momentum.
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