Jimmy Carter actually said...

Without the type of consumer marketplace which exists in other sectors of the economy, hospitals generally have no incentive to reduce waste or inefficiency and to curb costs.

Context

Hospital Cost Containment Legislation Letter to the Members of the House of Representatives

11/12/1979

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