This Land Is Your Land
Henry George and his 19th-century manifesto have a renewed relevance during the current U.S. health care debate.
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Should the States Run Public Insurance Instead?
Yes, sort of, answers our correspondent as he compares the landscape of Europe's smaller states with the 'United' ones.
Chest Pains in the USA
Our correspondent reluctantly returns to the trenches of the health care cost debate and reports back, with heart.
Building an American Insurance Bazaar
A 'bazaar' approach to health plans might be the least bizarre way to maintain America's accidental tradition of medical insurance.
Not a Public Option — A Public Market
Our European correspondent concludes his look at health care options in Europe by trying to strike a balance between individual and centralized concerns.
Warning Signs from Europe
The health plan wonderland of middle Europe has some issues of its own that Americans might factor into their own debate.
There’s a Pink Elephant in the Room, Too
Even if you're agnostic on the matter of death panels, why is it OK to off grandma and not gramps?
Program Puts Sidelined Doctors Back in the Game
As medically underserved Hispanic communities cry out for doctors, a new program puts physicians in their midst back into practice.
Obama Plan to Cap Health Insurance Overhead Flawed
Health insurance watchdogs in Oregon say the way regulators and the industry have analyzed administrative costs for decades are wrong. Will Obama and Congress listen?
Nazis and Health Care
Some opponents of the president's health care efforts liken it to totalitarian states. But what was health care policy like under, say, the Nazis?