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Why Big Drug Companies Are Sitting Pretty

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Dugan Barr

I don’t get it — why is there not more open criticism of big drug companies as part of the health care debate? They’ve offered up to $150 billion in lower drug costs and to give Medicare a “discount” but… Continue Reading →

Opinion, Village Voices drug companies, Dugan Barr, health care reform, Northern California, Redding CA, Shasta County
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Sue and Jenny

Posted on September 10, 2009 by Richard Douse

It was in a little dingy town, one of many along the way to visit my daughter, Jenny, in Pagosa Springs, where I met Sue the waitress. It’s a two -day trip for me (the way I drive), and somewhere… Continue Reading →

Village Voices health care reform, health insurance, Richard Douse
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Refusing to Talk Honestly about Health Care

Posted on July 27, 2009 by Dugan Barr

Part 1 Very few people in the public arena seem willing and able (it is hard to tell which) to engage in an honest, responsible debate about the pros and cons of publicly funded health care in America. The conversation… Continue Reading →

Village Voices Dugan Barr, health care reform, Redding CA

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