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# Stuart Altman

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Stuart Harold Altman was an American economist whose research interests were primarily in the area of federal and state health policy. He was the Sol C. Chaikin Professor of National Health Policy at Brandeis University, in the Heller School for Social Policy and Management. Altman is considered one

##  Quotes by Stuart Altman

> [Eighty five percent of Americans, year in and year out, say they believe everyone should have universal coverage. The problem is everybody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stuart-altman/eighty-five-percent-of-americans-year-in-and-year-out-say-they/)

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[Believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/)

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> [When a health policy analyst went to heaven, he asked God the same question: 'Will America ever have a single-payer system?' And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stuart-altman/when-a-health-policy-analyst-went-to-heaven-he-asked-god-the-same/)

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[Being responsible](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being-responsible/)

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> [Rather than Barack Obama borrowing from Mitt Romney, both Romney and Obama borrowed from Richard Nixon.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stuart-altman/rather-than-barack-obama-borrowing-from-mitt-romney-both-romney-and/)

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                        "text": "Eighty five percent of Americans, year in and year out, say they believe everyone should have universal coverage. The problem is everybody has a different idea of how to make it work. And unfortunately what you have is 85 percent of Americans are reasonably well-insured. And when you start thinking about how you're going to get the remaining 15 percent, everyone gets very nervous.",
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