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conservative Christian single payer health care: critiques & responses

May 1st, 2023 | 11 min read

By Matthew Loftus

First Things was gracious enough to publish my brief argument for single-payer health care from a conservative, Christian perspective. There was a lot that had to be cut due to space and a lot that I didn’t write simply because to do so would make a web essay bloated. Honestly, a short book is really about the length that one needs in order to make an argument that anticipates counterarguments, provides space for digressions about particular issues, etc. So I must give that caveat and say that this post will be a little on the overstuffed side to compensate. 

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Matthew Loftus

Matthew Loftus teaches and practices Family Medicine in Baltimore and East Africa. His work has been featured in Christianity Today, Comment, & First Things and he is a regular contributor for Christ and Pop Culture. You can learn more about his work and writing at www.MatthewAndMaggie.org