Why It’s So Hard to Fix American Health Care

The resistance to radical innovation in the market reflects Americans’ preference for the devil they know over the devil they don’t.

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A doctor wearing a protective mask walks outside Mount Sinai Hospital during the outbreak of the coronavirus in New York City, April 1, 2020.

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I’ll get to the burritos and tornados in a second — first, a little on health care.

“Now, more than ever, it’s important to have good health care.” So says an advertisement on the radio. “Now, more than ever,” is a nearly omnipresent advertising convention: Whether someone is trying to sell you a presidential candidate or a mortgage refinance, the issue is urgent “now, more than ever.”

Kevin D. Williamson

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Kevin D. Williamson

Kevin D. Williamson is a former fellow at National Review Institute and a former roving correspondent for National Review.

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