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Little lists, big impact
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Health care policy under a President Romney
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Why are Massachusetts hospitals doing fewer angioplasties on heart attack patients?
Article on Boston.com featuring HSPH’s Karen Joynt, October 10, 2012
Heart attack patients in states with public reporting less likely to receive angioplasty
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