The HMO Revolution: How It Happened, What It Means

Shortly before writing this essay I received a questionnaire from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. It asked that I choose between the Democratic and Republican positions on nine “critical” issues: crime, the balanced budget, environmental protection, campaign-finance reform, education, religious freedom, reproductive choice, tax policy, and national defense.

The number of Americans with inadequate health insurance is growing, the Medicare-reform debate has barely begun...