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Could you use a health-care advocate?

More and more companies are hiring independent health care advocates to walk employees through the maze of provider options, and to get them speedy care. Lisa Napoli talks to BusinessWeek's Lauren Young, who successfully lobbied her own company to provide this service.

Dr. Ethan Brackett examines Cristina Valdez at the Codman Square Health Center in Dorchester, Mass. (Joe Raedle, Getty Images)

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