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  • State of the Union and Healthcare: 100 Years of Good Intentions State of the Union and Healthcare: 100 Years of Good Intentions Nearly every president since FDR has presented some kind of healthcare proposal in a State of the Union address. Taken together they tell a story of good -- but usually thwarted -- intentions.
 

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