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Social Solidarity And Personal Responsibility In Health Reform, Wendy K. Mariner

Faculty Scholarship

In the United States, calls to expand access to health care, when not simply ignored, typically result in bills or legislation to reform health insurance. We are in the midst of just such a cycle today. Several states have adopted reform laws to make insurance available to most of their residents.' Presidential candidates are offering their own proposals for the nation's health care system.² Former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill even declared that health care should be a right, adding that wealthier people should help pay for those who will never be able to afford their own care.' Most Americans …