Anya Rader Wallack

Vermont Governor's Office

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Special assistant for healthcare to Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin

Anya Rader Wallack on KCRW

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Republicans who once warned about "death panels" are now telling Democrats to stop frightening old people with "Mediscare."

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Republicans who once warned about "death panels" are now telling Democrats to stop frightening old people with "Mediscare."

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