Many individuals recently urged President Obama to reform health care by setting up a single-payer system like the Canadian system. In developing his health-care reform plan, the president ruled out that option early using the criterion of ______ because it was likely to be "dead on arrival" in Congress.

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The criterion used by the President to rule out the option of setting up a single-payer system was political feasibility. This suggests that the President believed that it would not be possible to get such a reform plan passed in Congress, and therefore opted for a different approach. The other options listed (technical feasibility, effectiveness, and equitable) are important criteria to consider in health-care reform, but in this particular case, the President's decision was primarily based on political considerations.

Many Individuals Recently Urged President Obama to Reform Health Care