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Not providing good health insurance in the U.S. is inexcusable

There is no reason that all American citizens cannot have the same excellent health insurance as all the members of Congress, as well as the veterans health insurance that I as a naval veteran am privileged to have.

There is no excuse. We are the richest country in the world. Shameful!

Bill Woody, Fresno

This story was originally published July 5, 2017 at 12:33 PM with the headline "Not providing good health insurance in the U.S. is inexcusable."

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