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Feb 22 • 5 tweets • 19 min read
📰 TOP-ED | Terrific, timely, & much-needed @WSJopinion piece from @SenatorLankford & @DrBrian4Health.

"This #legislation would put patient choice back into #hospital markets by allowing #doctors to build efficient businesses & better serve #patients."

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#POH #competition #healthcare #medicine #law #Congress #Oklahoma #Texas #ACA #regulation #policy #freemarket #health #media #physicianled

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NEW: Many congratulations to @texmed, @AdamCorley, & @TxRadSociety on launching their *fourth* #NoSurprisesAct #lawsuit against @HHSGov, @CMSGov, @USTreasury, & @USDOL.

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🚨 NEW PAPER: Our President Christopher Sheeron is honored to be one of the contributing #healthcare experts for @Free2CareHC's new position paper, which was issued today!

Pgs. 59-61 provide the latest on the #NoSurprisesAct and #SMB.

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⚖️ LEGAL LOOKOUT 1: We’ve read with interest the amicus brief below filed by 24 health policy experts in the @texmed v. @HHSGov lawsuit, as we filed one, too.

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