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Phillip Longman

July 28, 2009 |

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Our next guest is Philip Longman, whose book "The Best Care Anywhere: Why V.A. Health Care is Better Than Yours" explores in details, if I might coin a phrase, why the V.A. health care is better than yours?

Thanks for joining me tonight. Phil, can you explain what the V.A.`s government-run health care plan is and why it works?

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