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Burgess Owens: “Direct Contract is a model with the promise to give…”

Featuring: Burgess Owens, Republican | U.S. House Utah, District 4

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'Common Sense Is Using Our Free Market': Burgess Owens Urges More Use Of Free Market In Healthcare

Published | Video Starts at 00:26

It's been 16 years of Obamacare and here we are discussing government, doing more. There's no question we need to bring innovative entrepreneurial thought process, explore opportunities to lower cost. And Direct Contract is a model with the promise to give employees, employers, a new way to work with providers, reduce administrative costs and focus more on patient care. By giving employers greater flexibility on how they provide health care, they are better able to meet the needs of their employees at an affordable price. (00:26–00:37)

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Asserts that Direct Contracting offers a new model for reducing administrative costs and focusing on patient care.

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