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"Sanford/Atlas: Alternatives to Government Health Takeover"
Posted 10:56 AM, June 15, 2009, by jaruizIn their June 15th opinion piece published in The Washington Times, Governor Mark Sanford and Dr. Scott Atlas offer their views on healthcare reform: "government-run health systems by and large fail the very patients they were created to protect. In these systems, access to doctors, surgeries and new lifesaving treatments are severely limited. Innovation is discouraged, and medical technologies are deficient, forcing patients to undergo more invasive and dangerous care. Patient outcomes are worse, and costs keep escalating." To read the full article, please access http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/15/raise-quality-further/ or Download file.

