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Raul Ruiz: “COVID-19 has shined a spotlight on the inequity that we already knew existed in our healthcare system.”

On the recordJune 16, 2020
COVID-19 has shined a spotlight on the inequity that we already knew existed in our healthcare system.
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Raul Ruiz
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Ruiz highlights healthcare inequities exacerbated by COVID-19.

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