Remember the term “pre-existing conditions”? On the eve of the congressional vote on Obamacare, every single supporter gave this as the primary reason why we needed health reform. In fact, as the national debate narrowed down, this was the only argument we heard.
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John Goodmanis a Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute, author of Priceless: Curing the Healthcare Crisis and President of the Goodman Institute for Public Policy Research.
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