New at Reason: Jacob Sullum on Health Insurance Mandates and Escalating Costs

October 28, 2009

The recent revival of the "public option" suggests that President Obama and his allies in Congress are at odds with the health insurance industry. But Senior Editor Jacob Sullum notes that Obama and the insurers still see eye to eye on a central element of his health care agenda: the requirement that every American buy medical coverage, which is supposed to help control costs. Sullum argues that the experience with this policy in Massachusetts indicates that it will have the opposite effect.

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