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PETER SUDERMAN: If You Only Read One White Paper On Health Care Today, Make It This One. ?The crit?

By Glenn Reynolds

PETER SUDERMAN: If You Only Read One White Paper On Health Care Today, Make It This One. “The criticisms of liberal reforms are sharp, but what really makes the paper worthwhile are two aspects. The first is that, contrary to the president’s accusation that those who oppose reform have no solutions of their own, they actually propose and detail a number of useful, specific reforms, including some that tend to get less attention, like curbing regulations on medical devices and new drugs that artificially increase scarcity (and, as a result, drive up costs). The second is that they fully recognize that the current health-care system is a disaster, and that the reforms they propose wouldn’t necessarily ensure that those with chronic preexisting conditions have access to health insurance. But, they say, the current patchwork of ill-thought-out government regulations of the health care market is so problematic?and, in fact, exacerbates our health care problems so much?that it must be fixed before addressing the few remaining problem cases.” Perhaps someone could send a copy to the President.

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on September 10, 2009 (boomark / email).