The fact that the United States spends more than twice as much per person on health care than Germany, France and other countries with comparable health outcomes should suggest that there are enormous potential gains from opening up trade in the health care sector. However, the Obama administration has apparently never considered the possibilities for gains from trade in this sector and the NYT has agreed not to call attention to their protectionist position.
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