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November 5, 2009

By Nate Smith The Washington Times-Herald Thu Nov 05, 2009, 10:32 PM EST

Under the soft light at Central Christian Church, health care reform took the pulpit Thursday as about 30 people heard the need for total care reform.

Dr. Rob Stone, a Bloomington emergency physician and one of the founders of Hoosiers for a Commonsense Health Plan, presented data and arguments for a single payer, or “Medicare for all” program.

“When you use fear as the main tactic, it’s easy to recruit people,” Stone said. “(Health care reform is) tough and that's why I have this sense, if I can talk to people they will change.

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