No credible alternative to 'the basic flaw'

摘要

Identifying "the myth of the sovereign individual consumer" as "the basic flaw" in health care reforms that are "rooted in classical economic models of an industry with pervasive market failure," Bruce Vladeck (Jun 2014) cites a work that frankly confesses, "Some readers will be disappointed to see that although the book critiques the competitive model, it does not explicitly offer a theoretical alternative." Vladeck likewise disappoints, especially in his treatment of William Sage's article (Jun 2014).