MINNEAPOLIS --- When it comes to lobbying Washington, no single industry can match the lobbying power of the health care industry. The medical field, from pharmaceutical companies to doctors’ associations, has already spent over $120 million on lobbying this year. The influence of the health sector on the U.S. government is not a new one -- the
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