title: Band-aids to patch up health care.
abstract: The President and his Democratic rivals unfurl plans for curing the crisis. But all of them have drawbacks, and none is likely to be adopted in the fury of an election year.
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authors: D
authors: Ellis
mesh_terms: D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics; D017057:Medically Uninsured / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011057:Politics; D014481:United States