The old axis of access ­in U.S. health care — insured or uninsured – is being replaced by the kind of gradations and complexity in determining who-gets-what-when-for-what-price for which the airline industry has become famous.
Some recent data and reactions to the provisions of the Affordable Care Act reinforce the trend.
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Source: Kaiser Health News
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