"Henry Aaron, a healthcare expert at the Brookings Institution, says that initially he was sceptical that a new Obama administration would be able to deliver [expanded health care coverage]. But now he argues the economic crisis could make it easier. He believes it is now possible to link healthcare reform to an economic stimulus. If the US is already spending a trillion dollars on an economic bail-out, then throwing money at healthcare is no longer such a problem. Mr Aaron says it would cost about $100bn a year to cover the uninsured. Politically too, there may never be a better time to take on the issue."
My take: There has never be a better time when the rationality of rationing has been potentially so politically and socially acceptable.
"Henry Aaron, a healthcare expert at the Brookings Institution, says that initially he was sceptical that a new Obama administration would be able to deliver [expanded health care coverage]. But now he argues the economic crisis could make it easier. He believes it is now possible to link healthcare reform to an economic stimulus. If theUS
My take: There has never be a better time when the rationality of rationing has been potentially so politically and socially acceptable.
Source: BBC News