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Published 11/07/2009 by News-Medical.Net

AARP urge Idaho's U.S. Representatives to support health care reform legislation

Legislation Will Help Hundreds of Thousands of Idahoans Struggling with High Rx Costs, Medicare Gaps & Soaring Insurance Premiums

As the debate over health care reform reaches a fevered pitch and the House readies to vote on critical health care reform legislation in the coming...

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"For Idaho residents living on the brink - who can't afford their prescription drugs, have to live without health insurance or are struggling with soaring premiums for themselves and their families - this legislation will bring needed relief" said Jim Wordelman...

AARP urge Idaho's U.S. Representatives to support health care reform legislation [News-Medical.Net - 11/07/2009]

...AARP in Idaho. "AARP is urging Idaho's U S Representatives to set politics aside, and focus on the needs of their constituents and support this critical step towards real health care reform."

AARP urge Idaho's U.S. Representatives to support health care reform legislation [News-Medical.Net - 11/07/2009]

"It s time for Idaho's members of Congress to step upup to the plate on health care reform - this issue will only get worse with inaction" added Wordelman

AARP urge Idaho's U.S. Representatives to support health care reform legislation [News-Medical.Net - 11/07/2009]

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