One Thing: Health

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From politics and music to television, health and sports, what were the most important stories and trends of the year? Nine of our sharpest local observers weigh in on the one thing that shaped 2013. 

Daniel Weintraub, from the California Health Report talks about why the Affordable Care Act is a “very big deal” here in California – more than anywhere else in the US. After the government bureaucracy and website problems are ironed out, people will be able to evaluate the law for its merits as a policy. “There are millions of people in California who have not had health insurance, who are now going to be covered,” says Weintraub.

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