boston.com - 4/9/2009
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The allure of a government-run health plan is distracting and unproven, and brings a high risk of unintended consequences such as reducing competition and consumer choice.
freedomworks.org - 4/14/2009
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freedomworks.org —
The healthcare system in the United States is
plagued by rising costs and declining insurance coverage. Congress...
has considered ways to bolster the system, including reforming private insurance, encouraging medical savings accounts, encouraging state ...
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FreedomWork - Healthcare Issues
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How A Medicare-Like Public Option Could Ensure Better Continuity Of Coverage
Wonk Room —
... James Roosevelt Jr., president and CEO of Tufts Health Plan and co-chair of the policy committee of America’s Health Insurance Plans, hijacks Atul Gawande’s argument that national health reform must build on the fundamentals of existing programs to argue that we can’t afford a public health option: ...
Letter to the Boston Globe
Corrente —
...in response to this dung
from James Roosevelt Jr., CEO of Tufts Health Plan. I doubt that they'll print it, since in giving him a large chunk of the op-ed page, they've kind of shown which side they're going to line up on, but you never know. There was a lot more in his letter I wanted to comment on, but that would have guaranteed it not seeing the light of day- the Globe's into pithy or ranting from the rabble, not anything longform.
To the Editors, Read more…
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