What Do Leading Economists and Pro-Life Progressive Activists Have in Common? They Both Support Health Reform

I’m proud of two letters that were released this week. The first was signed by 40 of the nation’s leading experts in health economics and public finance. This letter should reassure political moderates who worry cost control issues. It says:

The health care reforms passed by the House and Senate — with recent modifications proposed by President Obama — include serious measures that will slow the growth of health care spending. Putting the brakes on health care spending will take multiple measures, and we must start now. Democratic and Republican experts have proposed many different approaches to “bending the cost curve.” The President’s proposal incorporates a long list of measures that will control rising costs and reinforce each other.

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