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UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE: IF IT SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, IT PROBABLY IS
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October 20, 2006
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Rep. Michael C. Burgess, R-Texas (26th CD), issued the following column:
Timothy Johnson's opinion piece in USA Today is just that - opinion, and a markedly biased one at that. Though the health care 'right vs. privilege' argument is old, it is not the question America faces today. Both the argument and Dr. Johnson's solution of universal health care are vast oversimplifications within the larger health care landscape that we all agree needs reform.
Yes, American health care is more expensive than anywhere else in the world. I believe that this results from a culture of 'premium' medicine, as detailed by Dr. Arnold Kling in his book "Crisis of Abundance." Dr. Kling is an MIT economist who ...
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