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From Where I Sit:

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Healthcare Reform

CEO Whitman Hospital & Medical Center

“Where you stand depends on where you sit.” This old saying is certainly true when it comes to healthcare reform. During the debate people without health insurance, and those who sympathized with them, wanted dramatic change. Others with good coverage were nervous about the future. Insurance companies saw a huge threat to their business model and small business owners feared more regulation and taxes. The two predominant political parties stood their ideological ground and partisanship r...