From the Boston Globe. It looks like the Boston Puritans are scared to death that people might learn there can exist such a thing as free markets for even a tiny fraction of health care issues. Once people learn about that, who knows where it might lead? It could mess up their plans for a system of pure, total control by government (aka Puritan Totalitarianism). In fact, one of the board members said as much, using leftist code words:
Dr. Paula Johnson, a board member and physician at Brigham and
Women’s Hospital, said episodic visits to a drug store clinic could
defeat efforts to provide patients with a reliable continuum of care. “We could be setting ourselves up for some real problems,” she said.Menino decries clinics in retailers : Urges health council to bar infirmaries from opening in city
By Stephen Smith, Globe Staff / January 11, 2008