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Whose Costs? Which Health Care?
yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 7/13/2009
Whose Costs? Which Health Care?
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One issue with a lot of health care commentary (Michael Kinsley’s correctly maligned column for example) is that the concept of “cost” is somewhat ambiguous in a lot of these contexts. For example, on one way of looking at things, an initiative that raises $90 billion in ...
apnews.myway.com - 7/15/2009
My Way News - House bill would make health care a right
— apnews.myway.com — My Way News - House bill would make health care a right... (more) My Way News - House bill would make health care a right
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sanders.senate.gov - 7/8/2009
THE HEALTH CARE CRISIS
— sanders.senate.gov —  THE HEALTH CARE CRISIS (more) THE HEALTH CARE CRISIS

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Poll: Americans want health care bill, but not the cost
usatoday.com - 7/14/2009
Poll: Americans want health care bill, but not the cost
— usatoday.com — And while a majority say controlling costs should be the legislation's top goal, more than nine in... 10 oppose limits on getting whatever tests or treatments they and their doctors think are necessary. The findings underscore the difficult path ahead ... (more) Poll: Americans want health care bill, but not the cost

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J. Bradford DeLong's Grasping Reality with All Eight Tentacles — ... Matthew Yglesias: Whose Costs? Which Health Care? One issue with a lot of health care commentary (Michael Kinsley’s correctly maligned column for example) is that the concept of “cost” is somewhat ambiguous.... ...

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