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Health-care user fees won’t work
Friday, June 11th, 2010
Jun. 11, 2010
Putting aside the wrong-headed assumption that people go to their health provider for frivolous reasons, there is an obvious reason why Shaun Francis’s arguments don’t hold water. The problem with user fees is that they act as a barrier to access, especially for persons with lower incomes. Research shows that preventive health services are the best way to ensure the health of people and ensure acute illnesses do not develop into life-long chronic problems.
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