Reconstruction of 2009 Gingrich Editorial on Health Care

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Gingrich, Newt. "The Market Can Fix the Problem"

Reconstruction Notes:

GC: We should not increase the involvement of the Federal Government in Health Care.

P1/IC: Current experience with government involvement in healthcare should make us reluctant to expand its role.

P1: The number of doctors accepting Medicare and Medcaid is dwindling and these doctors resent government officials meddling with their fees and medical judgment.

P2: Dissatisfaction with government involvement in health care has led to secondary insurance for seniors.

P1: Tennessee's experience with expanded government involvement in health care was a disaster.

P1: Countries with socialized health care experience lengthy and deadly wait lists for patients.

P1: The YouTube video by Stuart Browning shows the problems with the Canadian system.

P1/IC: A mix of private and public programs is more likely to improve health care.

P1: Government run health care can either ban the private health care market or allow a mix.

P2/IC: We should not ban a private market for health care. (implied)

P: Advocates of government health care should not want to allow a two-tier system with private health care for the rich and lower quality public health care for everyone else.

P3: But they are wrong. (implied)