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The worst health care reform ever?

In 2003, "President for Life" Saparmurat Niyazov decided that poor, landlocked Turkmenistan's medical costs were too high and that its healthcare system urgently needed reform. Full Article at Marginal Revolution

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  1. A wedding convoy passes a Turkmen flag near the mausoleum of the country's former leader Saparmurat Niyazov near the capital Ashgabat February 19, 2009.
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