New Health Care Law Takes Lesson From Farmers

Americans concerned that the new health care law won’t lower medical costs or insurance premiums need to take a look at the agricultural industry, according to Detroit Free Press Columnist Brian Dickerson. More than a century ago, the government tamed food prices by sponsoring demonstration farms, which used private farmers to systematically test different strategies for boosting production. Similarly, half of the 2,074-page health bill described programs designed to test competing strategies for reducing costs and improving medical outcomes. (Detroit Free Press). Read more.