Living with American health care

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President Obama has signed his ground breaking healthcare bill at a ceremony in the White House. The bill was bitterly opposed by the Republican party, which argued that its provisions were too costly. Justin Webb (pictured) has experienced health care both in the USA and in the UK. He was the BBC’s North America editor, before moving back to Britain last year.

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