HEALTH REFORM
BUSTERSMYTH
SENIOR VICE PRESIDEN T, PUBLICATIONS Catherine Ventura-Merkel
EDI TOR IN CHIEF AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDEN T, PUBLICATIONS Hugh Delehanty
GROUP PUBLISHER AND VICE PRESIDEN T Jim Fishman
VICEPRESIDENT, PUBLICATION OPERATIONS Traci L. Lucien
Inspired by “Tails of Love”
(page 48), here are
A FEW OF OUR FAVORITE PETS.
Where to find straight talk
on the facts, the fears, and
the future of health care
FOUNDER Ethel Percy Andrus (1884–1967)
EDI TOR AND VICE PRESIDEN T Nancy Perry Graham
DEPUTYEDITOR Marilyn Milloy MANAGINGEDITOR John Stoltenberg
CONSULTINGDESIGNDIRECTOR Robert Newman DESIGNDIRECTOR Scott A. Davis
EXECU TIVE EDI TOR Ken Budd
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devoted to heath care reform.
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FEATURES EDI TORS George Blooston, Allan Fallo w, Margaret Guroff, Bill Ne wcott
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EDI TORIAL PROJEC TS COORDINATOR Frank Yuvancic
TRAVEL EDI TOR AT LARGE Peter Greenberg
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;URGENT UPDATES
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DEPU T Y AR T DIREC TOR Lesley Quitmeier ASSIS TAN T AR T DIREC TOR Dian Holton
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;MEDICARE REPORTS
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Medicare and learn how we can
improve the program at aarp
.org/health/articles/aarp_
on_medicare_and_health_
care_reform.html.
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PLANNING AND PROMO TION MANAGER Heather Nawrocki
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