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Apr 22
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The Culprit Complicating America’s Hospi...

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On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Paragon Health Institute President Brian Blase and Visiting Fellow John Graham join Federalist Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to break down the American healthcare crisis and explain how bad government policies are fueling unprecedented hospital price increases. 

Read the new Paragon report "The Hospital Cost Crisis: How Government Policies Drive Consolidation, Undermine Competition, and Fuel Soaring Prices" here.

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