In defense of Britain's system
Posted: August 18, 2009 at 4:29 a.m.
LONDON When Britain's National Health Service was created in 1948, its founder, the charismatic politician Aneurin Bevan, observed that it was "in place of fear." More than 60 years later, it is fear that dominates the discussion of the NHS in the U.S. debate about health-care reform.
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Editorial, Pages 10 on 08/18/2009
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