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Archive > October, 2004 Vol. V, No. 10

Legal Update

May the Best Provider Win

Lorin Patterson, Esq.

Lorin Patterson, Esq. Healthcare needs a good swift kick in the form of more transparency, vigorous competition and state (instead of federal) reforms, says a report issued by the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice.

The testimony of outpatient surgery industry representatives is apparent throughout "Improving Health Care: A Dose of Competition," a 350-plus-page think piece designed to raise issue awareness. While light on a timetable, the report could profoundly affect healthcare administration.

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