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"Any sort of business model that does not involve free-market competition is unstable," says Dr. Smith. "It has to be a win-win deal for the
consumer and the seller. As a physician, I don't know how I can claim
to be a patient advocate when it comes to their anesthetic and be
rough with them financially. I don't see how I can claim to be their
advocate while I'm bankrupting them. It has to be a win-win deal.
"This is about embracing the type of economic system that over time
proves to be very stable, because all parties win. The free market is not
just the most utilitarian and efficient thing, it's the right thing." OSM
E-mail jburger@outpatientsurgery.net.
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