.. maybe finally it has come the time to be put into practice and not only be debated in Talk Shows and News Papers
One thing remains certain... The larger the number of citizens covered by the health care plan, better for the nation itself, for its tax payers and for the health of its present and future generations.
Annex 1
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Idem 5
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Idem 9
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