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If a Health-Care Bill Passes, Nurse Practitioners Could Be Key

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Aug. 3, 2009
Expanded health care will mean more demand for primary-care physicians. Nurse practitioners could help ease the burden
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch