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Oklahoma Democrats push for healthcare reform

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From The Oklahoma Daily:

Oklahoma County Democrats urged passage of healthcare reform legislation Thursday at the Capitol, stating healthcare should be available and affordable for every citizen.

Top quality hospitals, doctors and health professionals already exist in Oklahoma, but the goal of legislation is to make that care available to everyone, said Katherine Scheirman, American College of Physicians fellow and regional director of Doctors for America. She said 20 percent of Oklahoma’s 5th District citizens are without health coverage.

“The proposals on the table for healthcare reform are common sense, mainstream ideas for making healthcare more affordable and available,” Scheirman said. “You rarely hear these proposals actually talked about, because they are so reasonable that it is hard to argue with them.”

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