Panelists debate the wisdom of government insurance mandates during the John Locke Foundation’s consumer-driven health-care event August 25, 2009, in Cary. Speaking in this exchange are Bob Seligson, CEO of the N.C. Medical Society; Joe Coletti, JLF Fiscal and Health Care Policy Analyst; Brad Crone of the Healthcare Leadership Council; and Beth Donner of Diversified Planning. To watch full-length presentations of John Locke Foundation events, click here.
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