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    A recent Commonwealth Fund survey of more than 25,000 U.S. adults found that Americans are struggling to afford health insurance and care. For journalists, this report offers multiple story angles, including the impact on patients, hospitals, physicians and other providers.  Published Aug. 13, the report, “What Americans Want Fixed in Health Care — and Who They…

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    The crisis in primary care: What does the future hold? Moderator: Felice Freyer, freelancer, The Boston Globe, KFF Health News  Yalda Jabbarpour, M.D., family physician in D.C. and director of the Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies Kate Schreck, M.D., family physician at Park Nicollet in the Twin Cities, legislative chair for the Minnesota Academy…

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