November 30, 2011 | |
Medical Freedom Zones |
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CHEYENNE: The Wyoming Liberty Group (WyLiberty) released its latest Liberty Brief, Medical Freedom Zones today. It shows how the State of Wyoming or a tribal nation could create a zone where health care professionals may serve patients and conduct research free from most government intervention. "The American health care system today is riddled with government prohibitions and inefficiencies. The Medical Freedom Zones brief is a blueprint for the creation of health care competition and choice with the best practices in tort reform, arbitration, and medical innovation," said Benjamin Barr, counsel at WyLiberty and the brief's co-author. "Our brief shows how tribal lands offer the best opportunity for medical liberty because, as in the case of gaming, tribal sovereignty protects activities on reservation land from the heavy hand of government interference." Americans have looked abroad for cheaper and more innovative health care options. In 2008, about 540,000 Americans travelled for health care treatment. India, for example, is expected to earn $2.2 billion in medical tourism revenue by 2012. To stem this flood and allow Americans to get the quality health care they need without travelling abroad, the Medical Freedom Zones brief includes a primer on tribal and state sovereignty to show how local jurisdictions might capture this market. |
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