Health Care for America

At some point, I'd like to blog about health care reform in America. Oh, you know, that very simple subject that can easily be blogged about in one tiny entry. Specifically, I'd like to evaluate
Prof. Jacob Hacker's Health Care for America proposal, which we are discussing in my health care class.

Of course, per usual, this super Left class does not really present the other side to the story, so I went and pulled up the Heritage Foundation's criticisms of the proposal. Pretty standard Republican retorts, all in all.

Except that I find that more and more, I agree with them. Except I still think we should go to a national health insurance system. Very very weird.

I'd love to write about why, except... I should really finish my reading for class tomorrow first...

Oh, but I'd like to note that I find this blog's very rosy depiction of Taiwan's National Health Insurance program quite intriguing. It certainly accords with many of my dad's boasts about the system. Another similar view, with more air-time to the system's ills: here.

[update] WSJ criticizes the public health plan option here.