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Reason Writers Around Town: Peter Suderman in the Wall Street Journal on the Failures of State Health-Care Reforms

As Congress considers a massive overhaul of the nation's health-care system, it's worth examining whether those reforms have already worked at the state level. Like participants in a national science fair, writes associate editor Peter Suderman, state governments have tested variants on most of the major components of the health-care reform plans currently being considered in Congress. The results have been dramatically increased premiums in the individual market, spiraling public health-care costs, and reduced access to care. In other words: The reforms have failed.

Read all about it here.

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|10.7.09 @ 10:17AM|

The results have been dramatically increased premiums in the individual market, spiraling public health-care costs, and reduced access to care. In other words: The reforms have failed We just need the right people in charge.

FTFY

Barney Rubble|10.7.09 @ 10:27AM|

Sage, you stole my remark!

|10.7.09 @ 10:39AM|

I didn't say a word about people!

JB|10.7.09 @ 11:09AM|

But that is what Obama wants. After all, he is the ObamaFAIL.

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