Letter: Hatch promoting free-market health care because he takes industry's money
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I've read all of the responses to Sen. Orrin Hatch's free-market approach to health care ("Obamacare threatens Utah families' futures," Opinion, Feb. 5). The most important item has been overlooked: Follow the money.
The top five contributors to Sen. Hatch are Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Cerberus Capital Mgmt., Herbalife Int., Pfizer Inc. and Aflac Inc.
The top five contributing industries are pharmaceuticals/health products, securities & investments, lawyers/law firms, insurance and health professionals.
All of this data is available on opensecrets.org/politicians. Is there any doubt?
Michael Sullivan
Magna