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# The Limits of Imagination: Health Care at First Things
- URL: https://mereorthodoxy.com/the-limits-of-imagination-health-care-at-first-things/
- Published: 2009-08-28T16:00:33.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-20T21:13:24.000Z
- Description: The Limits of Imagination: Health Care at First Things
- Author: Mere Orthodoxy
- Tags: Matthew Lee Anderson, Uncategorized

"Last week, Joe Carter praised [*The Atlantic*’s](https://mereorthodoxy.com/wp-admin/www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2009/08/17/the-right-way-to-reform-health-care/) [forthcoming (mammoth) article on health care](http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200909/health-care?ref=mereorthodoxy.com) as “one of the most sensible and pragmatic articles on the health care debate you’re likely to ever read.” I couldn’t agree more. Goldhill’s analysis is even-handed and thorough.

But what struck me most was his solution..."

That's how the article begins, [which you can read at First Things](http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2009/08/28/health-care-rights-and-the-limits-of-goldhills-imagination/?ref=mereorthodoxy.com), where I am honored to be an occasional contributor to their blog First Thoughts. Also, [don't miss Eric Chevelen's piece, which I am still digesting](http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2009/08/confessions-of-a-health-care-rationer?ref=mereorthodoxy.com). It dovetails quite well with my own reflections.