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Leaning Toward Universal Health Insurance, Not Universal Care

By: Ethan Kalvin

We have said before that we don't think universal health care is a likely outcome for our country anytime soon. Reason being, in a single payer situation, our health system is so massive and intricate that is seems too difficult to change to a single payer.
This doesn't mean that mandating that all Americans have medical coverage is not the goal, still. Everyone is concerned about the future of our health system. A lot agree that our system needs to be reformed on how health care is administered as well as possibly thinking of universal coverage.
So really what we're talking about is universal health insurance, not universal health care. The stars are aligned for universal coverage - Democrats, who traditionally support an insurance mandate, now control the White House and U.S. Congress. The health insurance industry has even thrown in support.
There will still be plenty of debates on the specifics of a universal health insurance law, noted a very informative Los Angeles Times article, but the times are right for requiring coverage.
Jacob Hacker, UC Berkeley political scientist says, "Possibly more important than policy agreements is the fact that the political forces now are in alignment.

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