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just a fraction of our entire health system. The news that two clinics at the
University of Colorado Hospital will no longer take government insurance plans highlights a larger problem with this legislation. More and more private medical providers will no longer take government insurance plans, thus, reducing the access this bill portends to provide."
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had previously denied a request from Fallon's campaign for an interview because they did not think he was a serious candidate. At the beginning of the interview, Rosen told listeners that they "ought to know more about Mike Fallon ... because his is a name that I think you'll be hearing in the
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