A Failsafe Mechanism for National Healthcare Expenditures

January 11, 2010
The following memorandum contains talking points which describe the steps that must be taken to ensure that health care reform reaches its goal of “bending the curve” of excessive health care inflation, specifically the design of a failsafe mechanism for national healthcare expenditures that will guarantee fair, effective cost containment.
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