Healthcare drive fanned by lobbyists

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar | Sunday, July 26, 2009 | The Boston Globe

“…A strong force, perhaps as powerful in Congress as President Obama, is keeping the drive for healthcare going even as lawmakers seem hopelessly at odds: lobbyists. The drug industry, the American Medical Association, hospital groups and the insurance lobby are all saying Congress must make major changes this year. Television ads paid for by drug companies and insurers continued to emphasize the benefits of a healthcare overhaul – not the groups’ objections to some of the proposals….”…BS

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