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New York Times, February 26, 2009

The New York Times provides a series of articles from healthcare experts responding to Barack Obama’s calls for fixing healthcare. Contributors include Elliott S. Fisher from Dartmouth Medical School, blogger Kevin Pho, MD, Daniel Callahan, co-founder of the Hastings Center, Karen Ignagni from America’s Health Insurance Plans, and Steven Findlay, analyst with Consumers Union.

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