The theory is that Mr Blair came to office acutely conscious that he had no experience of ever actually running anything.

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Pressure from consumers, in theory, should make health practitioners more cost-conscious too.

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'' If patients have high deductibles and are on the hook for more of their own bills, the theory goes, they'll be more cost-conscious consumers, rejecting unneeded tests and expensive new drugs that are no more effective than older, cheaper ones.

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