Transcript of podcast interview with Mark Fisher, candidate for Governor of Massachusetts

This is the transcript of my recent podcast interview with Mark Fisher, Republican/Tea Party candidate for Governor of Massachusetts. Visit the original post to listen to the podcast and read a summary. This is part of a series of interviews with all nine candidates for Governor. The full schedule is available here. David E. Williams: This is David Williams from the Health Business Blog. I’m speaking today with Mark Fisher, candidate for Governor. Mark, thanks for joining me. Mark Fisher: Thanks, David, for having me. Williams: Mark, does Chapter 224 represent the right approach to addressing rising healthcare costs? And if not, where would you say it misses the mark and what would you do differently? Fisher: I think it is the wrong approach. It’s a huge, costly government intrusion. It reminds me of the Grace Commission. Back in the 1980s, there was federal commission that was supposed to reduce the cost of government. They spent tons of money and had tons of consultants looking at it, yet it sits on a shelf in the Library of Congress and it’s unimplemented. Chapter 224, creates two huge new entities and seven different task forces and committees that employ a total of 100 different people. It’s taking supposedly 50 million dollars from the casino licenses. It’s such a huge government intrusion. I don’t look to the government to reduce the cost of anything. It’s the wrong approach. I do agree with the proposal to eliminate the lim...
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