Too hear the advocates of “Universal Healthcare” tell it, the U.S. government would never ration medical care. All the while, they blather on about holding down spending and the virtues of government-sponsored “comparative effectiveness” studies to determine “appropriate” (read bureaucrat-approved) care. In this morning’s New York Post, Sally Pipes shows where Obama’s plan is inexorably headed:

As the costs for his health reforms mount, Obama will be forced to employ the same strategies that Canada and Britain have to cut spending. That means the rationing of care (and significantly higher taxes).