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    Momentum Builds for Improved Healthcare Access

    In Washington, Wal-Mart , the Service Employees International and the Communications Workers said they'll team up on a national "campaign" for healthcare reform. They won't provide details until later today.  But they aren't the only example of strange bedfellows.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    In Washington, Wal-Mart, the Service Employees International and the Communications Workers said they'll team up on a national "campaign" for healthcare reform. They won't provide details until later today. But they aren't the only example of strange bedfellows. More and more states are frustrated with a lack of progress in Washington, and they're producing plans of their own. Sixteen major players have already produced a specific plan. Ron Pollack, who helped draft the Patients bill of Rights for the Clinton Administration, is now Executive Director of Families USA.

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      Warren Olney

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Ron Pollack

      Families USA

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    DNA, Illegal Immigration and Violence against Women
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    3. 41:59Momentum Builds for Improved Healthcare AccessYou’re reading this
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