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Senate Finance Chief Calls for Mandatory Insurance (Bloomberg)

 
Bloomberg - Nov. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Senator Max Baucus, presenting the first Democratic health plan since President-elect Barack Obama's victory, said all Americans should be required to have insurance once coverage is made affordable. (link)

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