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Physicians, Lawmakers Ask: What About the Uninsured?


 

“It wasn't done behind closed doors. It was done out in front of everybody. … If they were going to buy into it, they needed to have some ownership in the process itself,” Gov. Baldacci said.

Physicians need to play a more central role in reforming the health care system to provide access to more people, Dr. Lewin said. “Either we just sit and wait for a single payer system, or we propose something better,” he warned.

'The profession needs a focused and shared vision of what should be done about the uninsured.' DR. LEWIN

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