47 Million Uninsured in US: President's New Health Care Plan




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47 Million Uninsured in US: President's New Health Care Plan

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47 million Americans currently have no health insurance. Center for American Progress Health Policy Director Karen Davenport appeared on CNBC's Squawk Box to discuss the President's new health plan. 1/23/07 For moreof the Center's recent work on Health Care please see: http://www.americanprogress.org/projects/healthprogress/ www.AMERICANPROGRESS.org

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