Uwe Reinhardt
Uwe Reinhardt
Uwe Ernst Reinhardtis a professor of political economy at Princeton University and holds several positions in the healthcare industry. Reinhardt is a prominent scholar in health care economics and a frequent speaker and author on subjects ranging from the war in Iraq to the future of Medicare...
price swiss
Price (in the Swiss system) doesn't matter, because it's set by these negotiations.
direction employers financial general less lives meets onto people responsibility shift shoulders step
There's much less here than meets the ear. It's just a step in the direction that they want to go, which is to have a general shift of financial responsibility for people's lives away from institutions, be it employers or government, onto the shoulders of people themselves.
agonizing bet wheel
It's like a roulette wheel you bet on in Las Vegas. It's an agonizing decision.
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The issue of universal coverage is not a matter of economics. Little more than 1 percent of GDP assigned to health could cover all. It is a matter of soul.