Jillian Melchior

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International Medical Tourism Is on the Rise

Health Care News – Heartland Institute (Chicago, IL), February 1, 2009 More Americans than ever are traveling abroad for medical treatment, according to a study released by the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, a Washington, DC-based organization that researches health care and public health-related issues. Approximately 750,000 Americans traveled abroad ...
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Medical Licensing Impedes Quality, Affordability of Care

Medical licensing is ineffective and inefficient, and patients would be better served by relying on brand recognition when choosing their doctors, writes Shirley Svorny in a new report for the Cato Institute. “In health care, we haven’t used brand names because people have been trusting licensure,” Svorny told Health Care ...
Commentary

International Medical Tourism Is on the Rise

Health Care News – Heartland Institute (Chicago, IL), February 1, 2009 More Americans than ever are traveling abroad for medical treatment, according to a study released by the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, a Washington, DC-based organization that researches health care and public health-related issues. Approximately 750,000 Americans traveled abroad ...
Commentary

Medical Licensing Impedes Quality, Affordability of Care

Medical licensing is ineffective and inefficient, and patients would be better served by relying on brand recognition when choosing their doctors, writes Shirley Svorny in a new report for the Cato Institute. “In health care, we haven’t used brand names because people have been trusting licensure,” Svorny told Health Care ...
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