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“Health Care at the Crossroads: Personal Freedom or Government Control?”
The Heritage Foundation
By John Shadegg and Dr. Mark McClellan (Facilitated by Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D)
November 20, 2007
http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/hl1051.cfm
Cong. Shadegg concludes his talk by asserting: “The right tax and insurance policy will accomplish something that socialized medicine, run and controlled by the government, will never achieve: the best possible quality and the lowest possible cost.”
“Competition: A Prescription for Health Care Transformation”
The Heritage Foundation
By Tom Coburn, M.D., Joseph Antos and Grace-Marie Turner
June 13, 2007
http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/hl1030.cfm
Coburn advocates allowing market forces “to improve quality for patients and hold costs in check.” According to Coburn, we have two future options: “a government-run health care system or a private, vigorous, healthy, consumer-oriented system.” Clearly, the author favors the latter.
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