An opinion column in the Nov. 18 issue of the New York Times discusses the ideas advocated by CHP/PCOR core faculty member Alain C. Enthoven to control the nation's healthcare costs: more competition, more choice of health plans and providers, and stronger incentives for individuals to choose economical health plans. The article, by UC-Berkeley economics professor Hal Varian, also cites research by CHP/PCOR core faculty member Victor R. Fuchs finding that if current trends continue, by 2020 health spending by or for the elderly will exceed their spending on all other goods and services.