Health care round up

• Dan Mitchell goes to see the doctor and makes some observations.

• The level-headed Will Wilkinson argues that government-run health care will mean some people will die sooner than they otherwise would. Another version of the argument, by different authors, can be found here. What the government giveth, it can also taketh away.

• Intrade odds on health care legislation passing this year are now at 15 percent.

• Robert Samuelson discusses the "candor gap" in the health care debate.

• Greg Mankiw quotes the dean of the Harvard Medical School on health insurance and the tax code.