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The government cannot bend the health care cost curve fromWashington without resorting to arbitrary caps and price controlsthat always lead to a reduction in the willing suppliers ofservices and waiting lists.

Abstract: The Senate health care bill would overhaul the entire health care sector of the U.S. economy by erecting massive federal controls over private health insurance, dictating the content of insurance benefit packages and the use of medical treatments, procedures, and medical devices. It would alter the relationship between the federal government and the states, transferring massive regulatory power to the federal government.

As the new health care entitlements approach full implementation over the next several years, the true costs of the law will become progressively clearer—and they will further threaten the federal government’s deteriorating fiscal health.