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Making Sen$e: Competing Claims About Healthcare Reform

Updated: April 16 2020,
Author: Council for Economic Education
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Insurance, Profit, Risk and Return, Roles of Government
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In this economics video, students will discuss increasing efficiency, technological innovation, market competition and vouchers.

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Paul Solman compares and contrasts “Obamacare” policy with health care reform proposals from Mitt Romney. Economists on both sides of the political debate discuss increasing efficiency, technological innovation, market competition and vouchers.

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