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Monday, May 11, 2009

Cuts in Medical Costs Promised


“Doctors, hospitals, drug makers and insurance companies will join President Obama on Monday in announcing their commitment to a sharp reduction in the growth of national health spending, White House officials said Sunday.” (New York Times, Monday)

How about a full-scale investigation into all the ways government raises the cost of medical care?

FEE Timely Classic
“Rising Health-Care Costs: Who’s the Villain?” by Charles Van Eaton


  • Sheldon Richman is the former editor of The Freeman and a contributor to The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics. He is the author of Separating School and State: How to Liberate America's Families and thousands of articles.