Healthcare outsourcing is rolling on in Texas, but many patients suffer
Dallas Morning News, January 5, 2009
Evercare's health management program is just one of a growing list of outsourcing efforts embraced by Gov. Rick Perry and the Texas Legislature as a way to save money while still delivering state-funded care. But rather than providing a surrogate safety net, private contractors have failed needy Texans and taxpayers, according to this account.
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