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March 12, 2009

Business group slams U.S. health care

  • Business Roundtable's new report says the U.S. system has become a liability in a global economy.
    • By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
    Associated Press Writer

    WASHINGTON — If the global economy were a 100-yard dash, the U.S. would start 23 yards behind its closest competitors because of health care that costs too much and delivers too little, a business group says in a report released today.

    The report from the Business Roundtable, which represents CEOs of major companies, says America's health care system has become a liability in a global economy.


     
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