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Health Care Industry Coordinating Efforts to Opt States Out of Reform

Igor Volsky, ThinkProgress. December 29, 2009.

At least 21 states have expressed their interest in opting out of health care reform.

Exposed: GOP Congressman Who Yelled "You Lie" at Obama Speech Received $240,000 from Health Care Industry

Sue Sturgis, Facing South. September 10, 2009.

Major recipient of health industry largesse, this isn't Rep. Joe Wilson's first bizarre outburst -- he once accused a fellow congressmember of "outrageous" "hatred of America."

Are We Going to Let Health Industry Propaganda Derail Obama's Plans for Reform?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. May 21, 2009.

Millions of dollars will be poured into deceptive media ads by the health care industry -- will you step up to stop them?

New Study Reveals: Minorities Less Likely to Receive Narcotics for Pain in the ER

Pam Spaulding, Pandagon. January 2, 2008.

One can assume some doctors believe Blacks are more prone to abuse opioids, even though this flies in the face of the facts.