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David Gergen: It's about health insurance reform instead of health reform. It's not comprehensive in the sense of trying to change the…

On the recordAugust 21, 2009
It's about health insurance reform instead of health reform. It's not comprehensive in the sense of trying to change the whole system.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen critiques the focus of the current health care bill on insurance rather than comprehensive health reform.

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