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Medicare for All Won’t Fix What’s Wrong With Health Care

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Medicare for All Won’t Fix What’s Wrong With Health Care
A sign supporting Medicare, on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 30, 2015. Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo
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Polls show that the majority of Americans support the concept of Medicare for All. However, when they learn about just a few of the details, enthusiasm begins to wane.

Harry R. Jacobson
Harry R. Jacobson
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Harry R. Jacobson, M.D. Ph.D., is the former CEO of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Currently, as a principal in a private equity group, he's involved as an investor in innovative health care companies. He has founded or co-founded eight such companies. He's co-author of the 2016 book “Begin Again Now: The Path to Fixing Health Care.”
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