So Much for the Old Aversion to 'Socialized Medicine'

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The phrase “socialized medicine” has been lethal to past attempts at creating a national healthcare system in the U.S. A survey by Harris Interactive and the Harvard School of Public Health suggests the label has lost its stigma, though.

Asked whether “socialized medicine” would be better or worse than the setup we have now, 45 percent of adults said “better” and 39 percent said “worse,” with 4 percent saying it would be “about the same” and the rest declining to answer.

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