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Although Massachusetts' healthcare law was written by the Romney administration to get moderately ill people out of costly hospital emergency rooms what Romney refers to as the "free-rider problem" and into less expensive doctors' offices, the report finds that difficulty accessing care is sending some people back to the emergency room.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Tom Silva 2011
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Although Massachusetts' healthcare law was written by the Romney administration to get moderately ill people out of costly hospital emergency rooms what Romney refers to as the "free-rider problem" and into less expensive doctors' offices, the report finds that difficulty accessing care is sending some people back to the emergency room.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Tom Silva 2011
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Such reforms would provide an important free-market alternative to the so-called "free-rider" problem of uninsured illegal immigrants seeking uncompensated care in U.S. emergency rooms.
Forbes.com: News Avik Roy 2011
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Some commentators say Cranick was a classic "free-rider" who should have followed the Obion County "pay for spray" policy, a set-up that's not uncommon in rural areas.
Janine R. Wedel: Shadow Elite: The Small Government Lie - How Both Parties Stood By As Our Government Burned Janine R. Wedel 2010
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Some commentators say Cranick was a classic "free-rider" who should have followed the Obion County "pay for spray" policy, a set-up that's not uncommon in rural areas.
Janine R. Wedel: Shadow Elite : The Small Government Lie - How Both Parties Stood By as Our Government Burned Janine R. Wedel 2010
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The European Union's Stability and Growth Pact was originally intended to curtail free-rider behavior, where member states would benefit from the single currency without paying the costs — i.e. controlling their budgets.
Brussels Can't Monitor 27 Budgets George Kopits 2010
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Some commentators say Cranick was a classic "free-rider" who should have followed the Obion County "pay for spray" policy, a set-up that's not uncommon in rural areas.
Janine R. Wedel: Shadow Elite : The Small Government Lie - How Both Parties Stood By as Our Government Burned Janine R. Wedel 2010
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Some commentators say Cranick was a classic "free-rider" who should have followed the Obion County "pay for spray" policy, a set-up that's not uncommon in rural areas.
Janine R. Wedel: Shadow Elite: The Small Government Lie - How Both Parties Stood By As Our Government Burned Janine R. Wedel 2010
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Some commentators say Cranick was a classic "free-rider" who should have followed the Obion County "pay for spray" policy, a set-up that's not uncommon in rural areas.
Janine R. Wedel: Shadow Elite : The Small Government Lie - How Both Parties Stood By as Our Government Burned Janine R. Wedel 2010
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Some commentators say Cranick was a classic "free-rider" who should have followed the Obion County "pay for spray" policy, a set-up that's not uncommon in rural areas.
Janine R. Wedel: Shadow Elite: The Small Government Lie - How Both Parties Stood By As Our Government Burned Janine R. Wedel 2010
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