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Health-care crisis gets personal

When Los Angeles Times columnist David Lazarus found out he had a potentially debilitating disease, he also discovered his insurance wouldn't cover what he assumed. He starts a series of conversations with Tess Vigeland about his health-care journey.

David Lazarus (San Francisco Chronicle)

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