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                                                                                                                                                                            2008 Advocacy Issue Papers

                                                                                                                                                                             

                                                                                                                                                                            Making Health Care More Affordable
                                                                                                                                                                            Improving Quality and Patient Safety
                                                                                                                                                                            Expanding Coverage
                                                                                                                                                                            Ensuring Adequate Resources for Patients and Communities – MEDICARE
                                                                                                                                                                            Ensuring Adequate Resources for Patients and Communities – MEDICAID
                                                                                                                                                                            Health for Life: Better Health. Better Health Care
                                                                                                                                                                            Workforce Challenges
                                                                                                                                                                            Ensuring Fair Marketplace Conditions for Providers
                                                                                                                                                                            Improving Accountability for Tax-exempt Status
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