October 24, 2008 12:55PM 

# The Health-Care Industry Does Not Want Free Markets 

By [Michael F. Cannon](https://www.cato.org/people/michael-f-cannon) 

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[Kaiser​Net​work​.org](http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=55189) culls evidence under the banner, “Pharmaceutical Industry Spends More Than $13M on Ads ‘Thanking’ Lawmakers Who Supported [SCHIP](https://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=8697) Legislation.”

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[Government and Politics](https://www.cato.org/government-politics), [Health Care](https://www.cato.org/health-care) 

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