No advocate of liberty should be surprised by the following from the New York Times. Reporting on “accountable care organizations” established by ObamaCare (HR 3590):

Consumer advocates fear that the health care law could worsen some of the very problems it was meant to solve — by reducing competition, driving up costs and creating incentives for doctors and hospitals to stint on care, in order to retain their cost-saving bonuses.

Read the whole article: Consumer Risks Feared as Health Law Spurs Mergers.

(Via Justin Longo.)