Washington Post 16 Nov:-
Gore already was making political news. On Wednesday night, he told a New York audience that he had "reluctantly come to the conclusion" that the only solution to the "impending crisis" in health care was a "single-payer national health insurance plan" for all Americans. That marks a sharp break with his past position, pushing him sharply to the left on what could be an important issue in the next presidential campaign.
Without putting any particular faith in Gore, what is a "single-payer national health insurance plan" in the US context?
Is there an impending crisis? What solutions are politically or economically probable?
Chris Burford
London
