Universal Health-Care System Proposed by 8,000 Doctors


Nearly 8,000 physicians, including two former U.S. surgeons general, are calling for a government-run health insurance system that would cover the entire nation.


In an article in today's edition of the New England Journal of Medicine, the doctors argue that their system would save at least $200 billion yearly by eliminating administrative costs and profits that go to private insurers. The doctors say those savings could be used to cover the nation's 41 million uninsured.


 The American Medical Association does not agree with the information contained the article.

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