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Eric Hovde: “UW Health System, our biggest medical provider and hospital…”

Featuring: Eric Hovde, Republican | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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Eric Hovde WisconsinEye interview

Published | Video Starts at 18:12

So why did Obamacare fail so miserably on all the things. First thing is it allowed monopolies and oligarchies to be created here in the city of Madison. We let UW Health System, our biggest medical provider and hospital, buy our second biggest one, Meritor. They now control over 60% of the whole market in the city of Madison. That's insanity. When you have created a monopoly or oligarchy, there's no price discipline. (18:12–18:20)

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Asserts that UW Health System acquired Meritor, creating a monopoly.

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