Healthcare reform depends on mandates.

If you've been following Ezra Klein (dubbed "America's sexiest health policy analyst") for any length of time, you're probably aware that Hillary Clinton's healthcare plan during the primaries was superior on the merits because it has mandates and that Obama's opposition was calculated primary politics which played well with more conservative voters but was actually inferior policy.

So it's good to see a "dedicated centrist" making the case on a conservative health blog and explaining why conservative think tanks like The Heritage Foundation are exactly wrong.

There is also a follow-up post.