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Should profit have role in health care?

Following is an opinion piece published in the Columbia (Mo) Daily Tribune on 1/10/10 by Dr. David Fleisher, a pediatric gastroenterologist.

Simply Spend Less

So said Stuart Butler, vice president for domestic and economic policy at the conservative Heritage Foundation, about how to curb rapidly rising health care costs in the US.

Stein's Law: That which can't go on will stop

Or, better said by Stein himself: If something cannot go on forever, it will stop.

Both Major Parties Are Wrong On Health Care

Consider the following exchange which occurred during Pres.

Malpractice Reform Within Health System Reform

An excerpt from a report entitled "Liability Limits in Texas Fail to Curb Medical Costs" published by Public Citizen in December 2009, authored by David Arkush, Peter Gosselar, Christine Hines, and

Medicaid Cuts Can't Be Done By Line Item

Dan Bammes, KUER news, filed a story (1/28/10) about the difficulty Utah legislators are having in finding 4% of the Medicaid budget to cut (5% for next year's budget).