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Two Bills Tackle Rising Health Costs Spur Heated Debate

Feb 06, 2008 by Elizabeth Ziegler

(KCPW News) Senator Chris Buttars is tackling health care reform with two bills he says will make going to the doctor more affordable, and give patients more options. The Senate Health and Human Services Committee voted unanimously Tuesday to move both bills to the Senate. But his approach has awakened a "sleeping giant," the Utah Hospital Association. KCPW's Elizabeth Ziegler has the story.

 

Click here to listen to the entire debate on Buttars' bills.

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