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Would Single-Payer Health Care Work In The U.S.?

Josh BarroJul 5, 2013, 22:33 IST

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Reihan Salam of the R Street Institute grants that single-payer health care, where the government acts as everybody's health insurer, "works very well in a lot of places." But he's not so sure such a system would work to control costs in the U.S. because of our unique political culture.

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