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How doctors helped tank universal health care

The Indicator from Planet Money

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The Battle for Healthcare Reform and Resistance from Physicians

This chapter explores Earl Warren's personal drive to reform healthcare after facing high medical costs from a kidney infection. It also examines the pushback from the California Medical Association and introduces a political consulting firm that works to sway public sentiment against Warren's health insurance proposal.

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