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Bara Vaida, KFF Health News

Vulnerable Democrat Looks For Alternatives To Health Insurance Mandate

By Bara Vaida, KFF Health News November 17, 2010 KFF Health News Original

Facing what could be a tough reelection fight in 2012, Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., is looking for politically safer alternatives to the individual insurance mandate that takes effect in 2014.

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