Tag Archives: competition

Shopping for medical care

Posted on March 20, 2009 by Brian Schwartz

Some welcome price competition.  From the Wall Street Journal blog: Peggy Starr, a customer services agent for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, saved thousands of dollars on her heart surgery by getting on a plane. The Nevada native didn’t need to … Continue reading →

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No more speciality hospitals?

Posted on February 5, 2009 by Brian Schwartz

Should government ban a butcher shop and make people buy their meat at a grocery store?  Or how about banning shoe stores so you must buy shoes as a department store?  Then why do politicians ban speciality hospitals? The Denver … Continue reading →

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