Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Health Care


Two good articles on health care: David Brooks and Paul Krugman. They approach it from two different places, of course.

Brooks concludes:

If this process goes as it has been going — with grand rhetoric and superficial cost containment — then we will be far better off killing this effort and starting over in a few years.
That would be a catastrophe not only for the Democrats, but for the millions of people who don't have access to health care.

Update: Steven Pearlstein had a third perspective a few days ago that's worth reading.


1 comment:

Jeannelle said...

The Pearlstein article is very good.

It is no fun being self-employed and trying to pay for even the barest of insurance coverage. The insurance company bends over backwards to not pay out on claims. But, boy-oh-boy, they never miss a chance to raise the premium whenever possible.