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The Industry Weighs In

We talk with representatives of both the health advocacy and health insurance industries about their business. The reality is that insurance does not cover everything -- even if patients want it to -- and the overwhelming majority of consumers do not have problems with their insurers. Guest: Chris Ohman, president and CEO of the California Association of Health Plans, a statewide trade association representing 40 public and private health care plans that provide coverage to more than 21 million Californians .Guest: Dr. Abbie Leibowitz, co-founder, chief medical officer and EVP of Health Advocate, Inc, the nation's leading health care advocacy and assistance company .

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