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Approaches for Quelling Stigma related to COVID-19

BMJ

Associate Professor & Dr. Longtao He, Research Institute of Social Development, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, China. 2014 (28 August). Address: 55 Guanghuacun Road, Chengdu City, 610074, China. Scholars such as Wen et al. Front Commun ́2020 (June 12; published online). doi:10.3389/fcomm.2020.00039

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Legislative passage of Medicare

The Health Policy Exchange

Like every federally financed health insurance initiative to come, Medicare ended up costing substantially more than initially projected. (In Presidents must actively manage the Congressional process. Ethical or not, Lyndon Johnson's decision to "lowball" the estimated costs of Medicare was essential to getting it through Congress.

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