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Today's Selection Of Opinions And Editorials

Unhealthy Compromise The Baltimore Sun The Democrats trying to reform the nation"s health care system have met the enemy, and it is them (8/3). Bulging Waists Creating Waste The Denver Post While Congress works with President Obama to reform health care, the question of what to do about the obesity epidemic in our country should be front and center in the debate (8/2). To Fix Health Care, Follow The States The Washington Post If you tie money to results, you"ll get better results. Unfortunately, government often dumps money into programs without regard to accountability and outcomes (Pawlenty, 8/3). Limiting Rights Of Injured Patients Is Bogus Des Moines Register The facts do not support the claim that limiting the rights of injured patients will make health care more affordable or accessible; therefore medical negligence "reform" is nothing more than a bogus cure (Semelroth, 8/2). A Canadian Doctor Diagnoses U.S. Healthcare Los Angeles Times Lesson No. 1: A single-payer system would eliminate most U.S. coverage problems (Rachlis, 8/3). One Healthy Competition The Washington Post Here"s an irony for you: The health-care bills in Congress are getting better even as support for them diminishes around the country (Broder, 8/2). This information was reprinted from kaiserhealthnews.org with kind permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, search the archives and sign up for email delivery at kaiserhealthnews.org. © Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


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