Support for universal healthcare rising among pharmacists
The California Pharmacists Association backs universal health insurance plan.
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The proposed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger last year, but that the plan was not approved. In December, the American College of Physicians, the second largest physician organization, also called for a single-payor healthcare system. The American Medical Association has opposed such health-care reform.
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