Former Obama Administration Health Official Predicts Extinction of Health Insurance Companies

The New York Times included an op-ed piece from Ezekiel Emanuel, a former official and adviser to the Obama administration on health matters, wherein he predicts the extinction of health insurance companies by the year 2020, which will be replaced by Accountable Care Organizations, which are groups of doctors and hospitals who come together to provide a full range of services, and focus upon the prevention of illness.