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Lowering healthcare costs: government action--and inaction--in diverse areas of public policy is having a predictable negative effect on the costs (and quality) of American healthcare.(HEALTHCARE)(Cover Story)
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The New American
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September 5, 2005
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Healthcare costs are skyrocketing. Most people are frustrated and angry about the state of affairs, and they want something done to rectify the problem. Added to the cacophony of complaints are claims by medical "experts" that the United States' healthcare is sub-par and controlled by greedy doctors and pharmaceutical companies and that Americans definitely don't get the healthcare that they pay for. If one asks most people what should be done about the problem, the answer usually involves government intervention as a solution--something along the lines of "the government ought to put a stop to runaway costs."
Even many people who are knowledgeable about government's ...
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