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If you've been around a while in healthcare, one can hardly miss Karen Ignani, head of the America's Health Insurance Plans. Of late, she's become even more visible, as health plans are deeply engaged in shaping the outcome of health reform efforts. She and her colleagues are working particularly hard to squeeze out the "public option" insurance proposal, which they fear will push commercial plans out of business. Article
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