"Should someone in Idaho or Nevada have significantly different health care coverage from someone in Massachusetts? That, essentially, is one of the biggest questions Congress will be wrestling with as it tries to meld House and Senate bills into a single law to revamp the nation's health care system," the New York Times reports.
Yes. And so should my neighbors, my friends, and my coworkers. Our health insurance coverage (or lack thereof) practices ought to be individual decisions consistent with our particular values and preferences.
There's no good reason for politicians, bureaucrats, or, for that matter, employers to make these decisions: none of them can adequately cater to individual wants and needs. The market isn't perfect either, but it's far better and keeps improving.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
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