Dean Kamen: Healthcare Debate "Backward Looking"

Re:Dean Kamen: Healthcare Debate "Backward Looking" by kqr2 on Friday August 07, 2009 @03:03PM (#748324)

Since Dean Kamen makes medical devices, doesn't he have a conflict of interest?

Basically, if the government tries to control costs, he will probably earn less per device.

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Re:Dean Kamen: Healthcare Debate "Backward Looking" by billswift on Friday August 07, 2009 @04:59PM (#748532)

Since the gov't wants more control over all that money, doesn't IT have an even bigger conflict of interest?

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Re:Dean Kamen: Healthcare Debate "Backward Looking" by logicalmind on Friday August 07, 2009 @05:12PM (#748555)

The government doesn't make money, your government representatives do. I would think that the government representatives would make more money by keeping the healthcare lobbyists in place. Then again, maybe this healthcare threat is simply a shake-down to get the lobbyists to give them more money. Who knows.

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Re:Dean Kamen: Healthcare Debate "Backward Looking" by billswift on Friday August 07, 2009 @09:53PM (#748855)

Who said anything about the gov't making money? They want the POWER from CONTROLLING it.

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