Obama's illusions of cost-control

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Author(s)	Robert J. Samuelson
Source	The Washington Post
Date	March 15, 2010
URL	http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2010/03/14/ST2010031401924.html
Quote	"Whatever their sins, insurers are mainly intermediaries; they pass along the costs of the delivery system. In 2009, the largest 14 insurers had profits of roughly $9 billion; that approached 0.4 percent of total health spending of $2.472 trillion. This hardly explains high health costs."

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This item argues against the position Act should be passed on the topic Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.