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An American Sickness by Elisabeth Rosenthal

An American Sickness

How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back

by Elisabeth Rosenthal
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  • Apr 11, 2017, 416 pages
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  • Mar 2018, 432 pages
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