Universality is the key to getting health care costs under control
Jacob Hacker, author and professor at Yale University, addresses remarks made by Sen. John McCain on health care. He says the key to getting costs under control is having universality and everyone in a common pool, but that McCain’s plan leaves private insurance companies in charge. He says to expect “a lot more of the same, but maybe even worse.” (0:44)
April 29, 2008
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