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John Berlau is a journalist and author who is the Director of the Center for Investors & Entrepreneurs at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a free market think tank. The Competitive Enterprise Institute has been involved in matters of consumer choice for the last 25 years. It works at holding the government accountable by, for example, challenging the over-regulation imposed by Sarbanes-Oxley.
Discusses Health Care reform issues. Health Savings Accounts - the current discussions in the House & Senate contemplate not completely banning them but taxing & regulating health savings accounts out of existence. The cap will be $2500 per year. The House & Senate are also discussing limiting consumer choice for access to complimentary & alternative medicine. Over-the-counter drugs will not be eligible for insurance coverage. Congress seems to be moving towards imposing more expensive solutions on the public as opposed to less expensive solutions.