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A new focus for health care reform -- realigning competition around patient value
03-13-2007 · EurekAlert!The health care policy debate is stuck in a place that undermines physicians and the nation's health. The real problem is not cost, but value, according to an article in the March 14 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on access to care.
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