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JohnLocke Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-16-07 11:53 PM
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Edwards challenges insurance companies
Edwards challenges insurance companies
By Tony Leyes--Des Moines Register
Friday, June 16, 2007

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Grinnell, Ia. — Presidential candidate John Edwards vowed Saturday to stand up to health insurance companies, which he said are contributing to surging medical costs and unfairly limiting payments for patient care.

“We need a health care system where individuals are not stuck trying to take on the insurance companies by themselves,” he said. “Because you can’t win. … They’ve got all of the money. They’ve got all of the resources. They’ve got all of the power.”

The former North Carolina senator made the comments as he touted his health care reform proposal, which he said would provide coverage to all Americans. Edwards, on a three-day campaign trip to Iowa, is a candidate for the Democratic nomination.
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Hieronymus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-17-07 01:38 AM
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1. Yet Edwards doesn't want to by pass insurance companies which
is the only solution.
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burrowowl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-17-07 01:48 AM
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2. May Dog be with him!
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