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Published Nov 20 2009 by USA Today

Health care's 'public option' would cover little of population

WASHINGTON A proposed government-run health insurance program, among the most divisive issues in the health care debate, would cover less than 1.5% of the population, new estimates show. SIDE-BY-SIDE: Comparing the House and Senate health bills

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