Last week, in response to a commentary by Leah Hollins, the chair of the board of Island Health (“Health care means more than hospitals,” Jan. 2), I looked at the first of two “taps” that have to be turned off if we are to reduce the size and cost of our health-care system: Reducing the burden of disease by improving the health of the population …
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