http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/ama-selling-out-one-million-veterans-waiting-for-disability-claims-cut-costs-of-diabetic-care-and-the-market-for-placebos/ Insights on Health Care Reform | NCPA Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:27:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/ama-selling-out-one-million-veterans-waiting-for-disability-claims-cut-costs-of-diabetic-care-and-the-market-for-placebos/comment-page-1/#comment-51349 Tom H. Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:59:14 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=8096#comment-51349 I would like to know how one would judge the quality of a placebo. How would you ever know if you are being overcharged? I would like to know how one would judge the quality of a placebo. How would you ever know if you are being overcharged?

]]> http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/ama-selling-out-one-million-veterans-waiting-for-disability-claims-cut-costs-of-diabetic-care-and-the-market-for-placebos/comment-page-1/#comment-51331 Vicki Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:01:52 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=8096#comment-51331 I saw the "60 Minutes" piece on the VA system last night and it was truly disgusting. I saw the “60 Minutes” piece on the VA system last night and it was truly disgusting.

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