It seems that the more we talk about health care reform, the less popular it gets:
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Nov 13 2009, 4:21 pm
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As I recall it, something similar happened to opinion when the British National Health Service proposals were going through the legislature. That time, 50 years ago, was probably the only time that the great British public had doubts about their beloved NHS.