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The Holes in Health Reform

The legislation just passed by the House builds on a deeply flawed system, rather than fixing it. Conor Friedersdorf on how the Democrats missed the boat—and why the GOP is partly to blame.

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Neither Republicans nor Democrats adequately acknowledge that it is deeply weird to tie health insurance to one's job, and even stranger to discuss health-care reform as though it is primarily a matter of getting everyone insured.

These two dysfunctional features are preserved in the legislation just passed by the House.

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