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M. Hodak said
Arnold Kling fisks this review pretty well at EconLib.
http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2007/07/austan_goolsbee.html
Adverse selection, indeed.
Steven Donegal said
One can rightly criticize Moore’s film on many grounds. However, it must also be acknowledged that Moore has accomplished two primary objectives with the film: he is making money; and he’s getting people to talk about health care issues. Neither of these is a bad thing.