On October 19, 2009, Bill Cook of Cook Medical released his alternative approach to the current healthcare reform debate.

Highlights from the article:

• focus should be on improved patient outcomes through preventive care via a national system of local medical clinics
• most serious flaw in present health care is caused by difficult access to our healthcare system
• Cook suggests development of low-cost or free primary care clinics “that are plentiful and spread throughout cities, towns and the countryside” to allow for early diagnosis of chronic conditions
• expansion of innovative medical service delivery programs to provide free health care to those in need
• enacting a national monetary cap on medical liability claims, reforming medical tort law, and allowing medical insurance providers to sell across state lines to create greater competition and cost reductions

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