KRUGMAN: Health Care Now

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The whole world is in recession. But the United States is the only wealthy country in which the economic catastrophe will also be a health care catastrophe - in which millions of people will lose their health insurance along with their jobs, and therefore lose access to essential care. Even with the stimulus plan, unemployment will reach 8 percent, and it will stay above 6 percent until 2012.

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I still can't read Krugman's piece, Amanda, by GLloyd Rowsey on Friday, Jan 30, 2009 at 5:25:19 PM