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Preference will be given to letters less than 200 words. The American public is generally poorly informed on how the system has been financed and the challenges it faces now and in the very near future. Ideally, the entire federal health insurance system would be revamped, placing a greater emphasis on free market reforms that emphasize consumer choice and competitive pricing rather than government controls. But that's not going to happen soon enough to save many rural and teaching hospitals. The first paragraph is very true.