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Tiger Woods and Healthcare Reform

By Peter A. Ubel on June 23, 2009 in Scientocracy

American presidents have been trying to reform our healthcare system since at least the Nixon era, but with only limited success. Past reform efforts have failed for many reasons. For starters, the U.S. healthcare system is complex, with the medical industry making up almost 1/6 of our economy. Read More

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Peter Ubel, M.D.

Peter Ubel, M.D., author of Critical Decisions and Free Market Madness, is a physician, behavioral scientist, and Professor of Business and Public Policy at Duke University.

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