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Is health care a "private good" or a "public good" during a pandemic?

by David Brancaccio and Daniel Shin
Mar 13, 2020
Dan Mendelson, founder of healthcare advisory consultancy Avalere Health, argues that healthcare is a legitimate public good in times of pandemics.
A sign directing visitors to the fever clinic is pictured at the entrance to the Gold Coast University Hospital in Australia.
Patrick Hamilton/AFP via Getty Images
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