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Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Preventive Care Won’t Save Enough Money, Study Finds


“Preventive services for the chronically ill may reduce health-care costs, but they are unlikely to generate the kind of fantastic savings that President Obama and other Democrats have said could help pay for an overhaul of the nation’s health system, according to a study being published Tuesday.” (Washington Post, Tuesday)

Another myth smashed.

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“America Needs Socialized Medicine? It Just Ain’t So!” by Jane Orient


  • 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.