We cannot, it seems, have a candid national conversation on health care. President Obama’s speech the other night was a brilliant performance, and it may improve prospects for congressional passage of his “reform.” But no possible plan will fix the “health care problem” for all time. When Obama says that “I am not the first president to take up this cause, but I am determined to be the last,” he is indulging his ambition for a special place in history and illustrating why Americans don’t discuss health care honestly.
The political problem was simple:…
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