The Healthcare Fix: Universal Insurance for All Americans Book

I read this book for my Health Economics class. Kotlikoff does a good job elucidating the major problems facing U.S. healthcare today (rising Medicare/Medicaid costs, increasing growth in healthcare costs as a percentage of the GDP, an aging population, millions of uninsured Americans).

I won't get into the details of Kotlikoff's solution, the Medical Security System. I like some of his ideas, but don't possess the knowledge base to adequately assess the strengths and weaknesses of his plan. And I have my doubts that implementing them would be politically feasible.

What bothered me about his book wasn't the solution proposed by Kotlikoff but his arrogance. He describes his proposal as "foolproof," and I don't trust someone who can't see a single potential weakness or limitation in his own work. He also displays a barely concealed contempt for the elderly that is off-putting.