Charting Where U.S. Health Proposals Fall on Private/Public Scale

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Subjects: Politics, U.S., Health
Topics: Health Care
Member Tags: healthcare-reform, comparison, NIH, Swiss-healthcare, German-healthcare
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Posted by: Posted by J Sinclaire - Sep 2, 2009 - 7:32 AM PDT
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Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - Sep 2, 2009 - 10:59 AM PDT

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by Kaizar Campwala - Sep. 2, 2009

Though the chart alone is misleading, accompanying the story it's a little more useful.

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by Jim Lang - Sep. 3, 2009

This article takes the approach of showing graphically where different health care approaches -- those is several other countries and those existing and proposed for the US -- fall in the range from minimal government intervention to total government control. The descriptions are simplified but essentially accurate and objective for the cases covered but only a small number of approaches are covered.

In my personal views concerning health care, I am probably an outlier. I was happy with the Navy system in which I had no choice but believe that I ... More »

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by James Jackson - Sep. 3, 2009

Moore distills a very complex issue into half a dozen paragraphs and a graphic. He does this without introducing serious distortion.

Even if single payer (Medicare for all) is unrealistic, it should have been on the table.

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by J Sinclaire - Sep. 2, 2009

This is a good look at a few health care bills and comparable systems in Europe and Canada, but I wish it gave a little more informaiton. Still, overall a good article, and a good intro to how some of what is actually in the bills being considered in the US.

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by Paul Belle-Isle - Sep. 3, 2009
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