Published 11/7/2008
by christopher.flavelle
at The Big Money
Barack Obama's campaign was built on shattering conventions on race in American politics, so it's fitting that his presidency may smash another cliché: that when it comes to health care, Republicans are sympathetic to the concerns of insurance companies while Democrats are hostile to the industry. Judging by Obama's health care proposals during the campaign, he may prove the opposite to be true.
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