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Arnold S. Relman, M.D. is Professor Emeritus of Medicine and of Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of the New England Journal of Medicine...
...Relman addressed the inadequacy of medical insurance coverage, saying "If I were to have a stroke right now...my insurance would run out" because of the costs of long-term care...
According to Relman, the care provided by the current system does not reflect the amount of money invested in it. "Despite all the money we spend, many countries have better health," he said, reflecting that the U.S. spends more on health than any other country...
Turning his attention to the current health care proposals, Relman said the Clinton plan "is the only one with enough details" to be a viable proposal. The other less-developed plans could not be sufficiently analyzed, he said...
...Relman said his own proposal calls for a health care tax, the removal of third party insurance and a shift to an organized care delivery system...