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Politicians like to couple the adjectives "accessible" and "affordable" with the word "healthcare" when describing the goals of healthcare reform. They say that with reform, all Americans will have access to affordable health "insurance". I'd like to suggest that we eliminate the term "insurance" when talking about healthcare.

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