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This is a great start to a 5 part series that the SF Chronicle is running on the problems with the U.S. health care system. While (unfortunately) they don’t turn to any of the bioethics folks who work in this area, there are a lot of good economists and health services researchers who weigh in and the piece is quite substantial–and very scary for anyone who has been trying hard not to think about the cliff we seem to be heading towards. CORRECTED: link was broken! – David Magnus

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