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To the Editor of the New York Times

Posted by Colette Washing... on January 30, 2012 - 2:36pm

Ezekiel J. Emanuel chooses to assign liberals with controlling costs in
health care, when he should be waving his finger at the health care
sector. When “skyrocketed” health care costs come up, profit never makes
it into the discussion or calculations.

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