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Free market health care claims face scrutiny in Iowa Fact Check
The Gazette analyzes Christopher Peters and his claim that cosmetic surgery and LASIK show free market costs stabilizing while overall health care expenses rise. Data from CMS and various studies show mixed results with cosmetic procedures rising slower than some insured surgeries, yet overall spending and inflation trends complicate the argument. The piece yields a B rating, noting limits to generalizing from two elective procedures.
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U.S
Coralville
Centers For Medicare and
Medicaid Services
CMS
Vanderbilt University
Darien Paone
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
NBC News
Healthcare Bluebook
National Center For Policy Analysis
Dan Shane
University of Iowa
Peter Damiano
Iowa
Public Policy Center
Peters