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David Thomas: The current system is fatally flawed. What we are doing is simply working on the edges. The only way to fundamentally…

On the recordJuly 24, 1998
The current system is fatally flawed. What we are doing is simply working on the edges. The only way to fundamentally deal with the problems in our health insurance area is to empower consumers, empower them with the wherewithal to purchase the insurance, and just as importantly, empower them with the knowledge to make choices. They have neither of those in today's current system. It needs fundamental reform beginning with the Tax Code, and with the collection of data, to make those changes possible.
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David Thomas
New York

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Addressing the need for reform in the health insurance system.

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