Assuming these efforts succeed, and that's a big if, health care in the U.S. could begin to look a lot more like the centrally controlled systems of Canada, the U.K. and Europe.

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Earlier Tuesday, the Obama administration laid out its estimates of how the U.S. economy might benefit if health care costs are brought to heel and the uninsured get coverage.

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In conclusion, I believe the U. S. stock markets offer many good values if you select with care.

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However, the U.S. health care system will eat infinite amounts of money if no one pushes back.

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If the U.S. ignores the innovation and alternative delivery models that are advancing mental health care in other parts of the world, the cost will continue to be measured in American lives.

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If you care about the environment, if you care about gas prices, if you care about where our soldiers and navy may serve next, if you want the U.S. to remain strong and dominant in the world, look to the north this summer.

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