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The Effect Of Health Care Reform Mandates
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Federal health care mandates become law and we look at what the changes are and how they will affect you and your dependents. Also, we hear about the concept of political patronage and how it has survived. And we visit the Puppets in the Green Mountains Festival in Brattleboro.VPR News
AARP: Health Care Reform Part Of Mission
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AARP President Barry Rand talks about why his group backed the health care reform bill, and why a recent controversy in Vermont over the current AARP chapter president who was appointed to a local health care reform commission, was in his opinion, much ado about nothing.VPR News
Health Care Debate Expected To Draw ‘Single Payer’ Advocates
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Health care reform will be debated in a public hearing tomorrow night at the Statehouse. Advocates for a ‘single payer’ system are expected to turn out in big numbers – and demand a vote this year.VPR News
Workers Lobby For Single Payer Health Care
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Several hundred people went to the Statehouse today to lobby for a single payer health care system. Legislative leaders promised they would explore the approach, but they didn’t commit to having a vote on it this year.VPR News
Dean, Douglas Come Down On Opposite Sides Of Health Care Debate
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Former Governor Howard Dean and incumbent Governor Jim Douglas are playing active roles in the national health care debate.VPR News
