Excerpt: If we are to finally achieve a fair, affordable, and truly universal health care system, other economic considerations [than the economic competitiveness of U.S. business] need to frame the debate. These include: How efficient is the U.S. health system? How is the health care cost burden distributed between business, government, and the public? What are the trends in health care cost shifting? What is (and what should be) the role of insurance companies in the U.S. health system and the wider political economy?  MORE >>