Spread the pain of paying for healthcare reform

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Author(s)	Los Angeles Times editorial board
Source	Los Angeles Times
Date	July 16, 2009
URL	http://www.latimes.com/features/health/medicine/la-ed-health16-2009jul16,0,225470.story
Quote	"Ideally, lawmakers would finance those changes in ways that would increase consumers' sensitivity to healthcare costs without eliminating jobs and slowing economic growth. The House bill fails that test for a couple of reasons: It suggests to most Americans that they're getting a better healthcare system for free, and it makes one small group pay for improvements that benefit everyone."

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This item takes a mixed stance on the position Act should be passed on the topic Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.