Monday, July 27, 2009

Health reform update

- Ezra Klein, one of my favorite bloggers and writers, on managed competition.

- Paul Krugman takes the Blue Dogs to task, and here's hoping that somewhere, Rep. John Barrow is listening.

- And, as of late, Krugman's been on a roll. His post on 'Why Markets Can't Cure Health Care' ought to be passed out to all the Blue Dogs sitting on the fence.

- Today's post on individual insurance markets is also a must read, particularly for this ...

So when you hear people like DeMint — or conservative economists — preach the wonders of a market-based health care system, bear in mind that this is what it would look like: an America in which nobody who has ever had a major health problem, or had a minor health problem that for some reason bothers the insurance company, can get coverage. Believing that it would turn out otherwise is the triumph of ideology over experience.