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Health Affairs, 27, no. 6 (2008): w544-w555 (Published online 21 October 2008) doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.27.6.w544 © 2008 by Project HOPE	New Online   Getting Health Reform Done   After the State of the Union   Incremental Reform   E-Health in Developing World   Most-Read Articles in 2009

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The Politics Of Paying For Health Reform: Zombies, Payroll Taxes, And The Holy Grail

Jonathan Oberlander

This paper analyzes the politics of paying for health care reform. It surveys the political strengths and weaknesses of major options to fund universal coverage and explores obstacles to changing how the United States finances health care. Finding a politically viable means to finance universal coverage remains a central barrier to enacting health reform.

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