Medical Economics June 19, 2024
Congressman discusses current state of competition – or lack of it – and business conditions hurting independent practitioners in health care.
Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter made his career as owner and pharmacist of Carter’s Pharmacy Inc., an independent business that dispensed medicines to patients of south Georgia.
In Congress, the Republican is a member of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, where he chairs the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials, and the House Budget Committee.
Carter’s official biography said he “is dedicated to working towards a health care system that provides more choices, less costs and better services.” Sometimes that means being an outspoken critic of elements of the U.S. health care system. Government overregulation creates unnecessary...
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