Tom Epstein

Blue Shield of California

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Vice President of Public Affairs for Blue Shield of California, he worked in the Clinton White House during the during the health reform battle of 1993

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One year ago today, President Obama signed his  healthcare reform bill , which had passed without a single Republican vote in the House or the Senate.

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The Obama White House says it's in “a listening mode,” but as recently as yesterday, some invitees to today's  Los Angeles forum on healthcare  didn't know if they'd be asked to speak…

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