It paints a vivid picture. And as much as you and I have always railed against insurance companies making health care decisions, that's not quite so bad, because if you don't like the insurance company, you can change to a different insurance company. You might have to change your job to do it. But you can change your insurance company. It's not so easy to change the U.S. Federal Government.
W. Todd Akin: “It paints a vivid picture. And as much as you and I have always railed against insurance companies making health care…”
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The speaker discusses the challenges of changing health care providers compared to insurance companies.
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