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New at Reason: Jacob Sullum on the Pernicious Popularity of Job-Based Health Insurance

Since someone else buys health insurance for them, most Americans are in no position to shop around and typically do not even know the true cost of their coverage. This disconnect between payment and consumption, Senior Editor Jacob Sullum argues, is one of the central problems with the current health care system, contributing to rapidly escalating costs, insecurity, and the general lack of choice and competition. So why do both major parties insist upon preserving it?

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