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It looks like Michael Moore has upset the health insurance industry. In an op-ed in USA Today, America's Health Insurance Plans head Karen Ignani contends his documentary Sicko has "grossly" distorted how health insurance plans work. If the United States was to follow Moore's recommendation for a complete government takeover of healthcare, she suggests, chaos would follow. Article
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