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Federally subsidized health care? |
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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 14 September 2009 |
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Federally subsidized health care? Administrator Want to know what a public option for government health care will be like? Ask a Native American. How is this working for them? Unfortunately, Indians are not getting healthier under the federal system. Rates of infant mortality, heart disease, lung cancer, HIV/AIDS and liver cancer are significantly higher than among non-hispanic whites, and diabetes-related deaths are four times higher. On average, life expectancy is four years shorter for Native Americans than the population as a whole. How could our senators and congressmen support this treatment of any U.S. citizen?
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