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Tort reform Floffe Send a noteboard - 18/01/2010 10:33:01 PM
Or, if they don't care that much about the non-insured, then what are they at least offering to lessen the enormous costs in percentage of GDP that the US spends on health care?

seems to be about it, to cut insurance costs.

Disclaimer: Anyone with proper facts are welcome to correct me, this is mostly an impression that I've picked up from watching the health care debate.
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