Costs and Compassion

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Author(s) Paul Krugman
Source The New York Times
Date July 24, 2009
URL http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/24/opinion/24krugman.html
Quote
Quotes-start.png "Why does meaningful action on medical costs go along with compassion? One answer is that compassion means not closing your eyes to the human consequences of rising costs. When health insurance premiums doubled during the Bush years, our health care system “controlled costs” by dropping coverage for many workers — but as far as the Bush administration was concerned, that wasn’t a problem. If you believe in universal coverage, on the other hand, it is a problem, and demands a solution." Quotes-end.png


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