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To the Editor: In Oberlander's Perspective article on failure in health care reform (Oct. 25 issue),¹ the author's assessment of the current prospects for major reform is too bleak. Many changes since the failure of the Clinton plan make health care reform much more likely. Most important are the rising costs of care, which are becoming intolerable for the payers, including big business, the federal government, and insured individuals. Meanwhile, the number of uninsured is at record levels and rising rapidly — a national disgrace demanding correction.

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