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But, look, nothing is free. The bottom line, though, is do we want to continue to live in a society where we’ve got the most inefficient health care system on Earth, leaving millions of people exposed to the possibilities that they could lose everything because they get sick - Barack Obama

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Obamacare’s Secret Success

The Democratic campaign has crackled with energy around “Medicare for All,” with one candidate after another jumping into the argument about how best to bring health care to all Americans.

Lost in all the back-and-forth is that much of this revolution has already happened. Under the Affordable Care Act, several states have already achieved near-universal coverage, and without anywhere near the national disruption that a full system reboot would cause. As of 2018, six states and Washington, D.C. have achieved over 95 percent health care coverage for their residents.

This coverage triumph does not mean that the American health care system does not need reform. But it does…

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