An End to Patchwork Reform of Health Care

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Our system of health care may be said to be one of the longest-lived, most expensive demonstration projects in history — a test of the efficacy of "free-market" health care. The time has come to step back and evaluate the project. We conclude that although superb care has been delivered to some persons in some places, the free-market system has never delivered good health care to everyone at a reasonable cost. Although the Hill–Burton Act, Medicare, Medicaid, health maintenance organizations (HMOs), and other partial measures have improved access to health care, the system during the past few years has shown . . .

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