July 3, 2012 12:37PM 

# Anti-Universal Coverage Club in the Washington Post 

By [Michael F. Cannon](https://www.cato.org/people/michael-f-cannon) 

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[Ezra Klein](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/wp/2012/06/30/the-republican-turn-against-universal-health-insurance/):

> Michael Cannon, director of health-care policy at the libertarian Cato Institute, formed the “[Anti-Universal Coverage Club](http://www.facebook.com/anti.universal.coverage.club),” whose members “reject the idea that government should ensure that all individuals have health insurance.” This attitude is now the norm within the Republican Party, even if it is rarely acknowledged so starkly.

Dear Republicans: You’re welcome.

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