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摘要

Health care plagues American politics like a lingering disease. Issues bubble to the surface for a time, only to subside and be replaced by other symptoms. In the Democratic primaries, Bill Bradley championed the plight of the 44m uninsured; they have pretty much disappeared from the political debate since then. Two different versions of a federal bill of patients' rights, allowing patients to sue their managed-care company, are stuck in Congress. Now the Republicans are scrambling to disprove that they are soft on drug pricing.