What if All Americans Had at Least Catastrophic Health Care Coverage?

July 23rd, 2010 admin

By ED PULLEN, MD I really dislike the term healthcare reform. I think our system needs to be changed not reformed. I assume that I am not the only person who suspects that the recent health care reform act is…


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