Debate over Health Care and Insurance

Two recent articles, one from John Goodman in response to an article by Nickolas Kristof, illustrate well two approaches to the debate over health care and health care insurance. Goodman's article contains some sound economic analysis. However, his portrayal of Kriostof's stance is incorrect. Kriostof does not say that health care is free nor is he an unabashedly strong supporter of Obamacare. They both agree that the current system of health care and health care insurance is broken. So do most Americans. Goodman argues that the solution requires that the patient make more decisions, not the government or insurance companies.