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Commentary by Dr. Atlas: "Mr. Health Care: Ted Kennedy's Lifelong Passion" and "Why Are These Health Care Fixes Ignored?"
Posted 10:52 AM, September 11, 2009, by jaruiz
Dr. Scott Atlas, professor and chief of neuroradiology as well as a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, was recently invited by Forbes Magazine to comment on healthcare reform. In "Mr. Health Care: Ted Kennedy's Lifelong Passion," Dr. Atlas describes Senator Kennedy's legacy to health care and the lessons regarding healthcare reform he believes the government should learn from Senator Kennedy's battle with cancer. To view his article, please access http://www.forbes.com/2009/08/26/health-care-reform-insurance-edward-kennedy-obama-pelosi-opinions-contributors-scott-w-atlas.html or Download file.
In his most recently published commentary, "Why Are These Health Care Fixes Ignored?", Dr. Atlas discusses the centralization of healthcare services in the United States while offering "five concrete steps that can increase competition among health insurers without positioning government as the dominant insurer itself." You can access his article at http://www.forbes.com/2009/09/08/health-care-competition-reform-opinions-contributors-obama-speech.html or Download file. To read his prior articles on healthcare reform, please access "Sanford/Atlas: Alternatives to Government Health Takeover" and "Dr. Atlas' Commentary on Our Healthcare System Featured in The Washington Times."

