HEALTH-CARE INDUSTRY TO REGULATE ITSELF


	HEALTH-CARE INDUSTRY TO REGULATE ITSELF

klippety

5-11-2009 4:44 PM

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klippety says:

Like asking the elephant in the porcelain store to curb its movements.....

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5-12-2009 6:59 PM

masbury

What a smokescreen!

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