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The most important thing you’re not discussing with your doctor

  • Written by Melissa J. Armstrong, Assistant Professor, Neurology, University of Florida
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Politicians and policymakers are discussing what parts of the Affordable Care Act to change and what to keep. While most of us have little control over those discussions, there is one health care topic that we can control: what we talk about with our doctor.

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