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    Which Way, L.A.?

    President Obama, America's Doctors and Healthcare Reform

    In President Obama's speech to the American Medical Association asking help in enacting healthcare reform, he included a pitch for the so-called "public option" to compete with private insurance. The President told doctors that the current medical system rewards them for quantity, rather than quality.

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

    In President Obama's speech to the American Medical Association asking help in enacting healthcare reform, he included a pitch for the so-called "public option" to compete with private insurance. The President told doctors that the current medical system rewards them for quantity, rather than quality.

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    1 of 5
    Budget Solutions Look Bad and Worse
    1. 0:00President Obama, America's Doctors and Healthcare ReformYou’re reading this
    2. 0:00Iranians in Uproar as Ahmadinejad Wins Election
    3. 25:46Local Iranian Community Responds to Election Turmoil
    4. 32:54Budget Solutions Look Bad and Worse
    5. 45:41Criticism Grows over Cost of Lakers' Parade
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