Daniel Derksen

University of Arizona, Tucson

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Family physician and Director of the Center for Rural Health at the University of Arizona in Tucson

Daniel Derksen on KCRW

This week the Obama administration announced that more than 11 million consumers in the federal exchanges created by the  Affordable Care Act  will see their healthcare premiums jump…

Obamacare premiums: October surprise?

This week the Obama administration announced that more than 11 million consumers in the federal exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act will see their healthcare premiums jump…

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