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Ideas Behind Health Care Policy Ignite Passions

When it comes to health care, there are two philosophies pushing against each other. But why does it get so heated?

Debates about health care are complicated, and it's easy to get overwhelmed when complicated things like premiums, block grants, state waivers, Medicaid and Medicare are the main topics.

But what are the ideas driving this debate? And why do debates get so heated when we're talking about something so technical?

To get some clarity about this topic, Michael Cannon, director of health policy studies at.

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