Contents

• The United States needs a national health insurance policy / Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele
• The United States does not need a national health insurance policy / David C. MacDonald
• A national health insurance policy would be superior to market-based plans / Kip Sullivan
• Market-based plans would be superior to a national health insurance policy / Merrill Matthews Jr.
• National health insurance could save billions of dollars / David U. Himmelstein and Steffie Woolhandler
• Personal health plans are the best solution to America’s health care crisis / Devon M. Herrick
• America should model its health care system after those of other developed nations / Rudolph Mueller
• Employer-based insurance leaves many uninsured / Leif Wellington Haase and Cari Reiner
• Insurance companies limit necessary medical care / George D. Lundberg
• Health care fraud is a serious problem / Angela Maas
• Comprehensive health care reform is unlikely / Jonathan Oberlander