❓ Dr. Hames questions Minister McGinty regarding discrepancies between a media statement on health reform progress and the Auditor General's report, alleging the public was misled. McGinty defends the government's progress, citing different reporting scopes.
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AUDITOR GENERAL’S REPORT - HEALTH REFORM PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
Yesterday, in response to the Auditor General’s report into the implementation of health reforms, the minister indicated he was aware of the findings of that report, which concluded that the majority of projects reviewed were very much behind schedule. (1) Will the minister apologise for misleading the public in his joint media statement with the Premier on 24 April this year in which he claimed that all 29 recommendations designed for implementation in the first year had been fully implemented and that an additional 17 recommendations had been implemented well before their due date? (2) In the same statement the minister said that Dr Fong provided the minister with regular progress reports on all aspects of the health system. Given that the minister would be aware of the extreme tardiness of those projects, why did he instead seek to paint a picture of the reform process as being on time and on budget? (3) How do the minister’s claims hold up in light of the Auditor General’s assessment? Namely, that - . . . activity reports are incomplete, irregularly produced and contain a number of inaccuracies. and - The HRIT’s management of the health reform projects to date does not provide assurance that it can keep the reform program on track over the coming years. Mr J.A. McGINTY
Yesterday, in response to the Auditor General’s report into the implementation of health reforms, the minister indicated he was aware of the findings of that report, which concluded that the majority of projects reviewed were very much behind schedule. (1) Will the minister apologise for misleading the public in his joint media statement with the Premier on 24 April this year in which he claimed that all 29 recommendations designed for implementation in the first year had been fully implemented and that an additional 17 recommendations had been implemented well before their due date? (2) In the same statement the minister said that Dr Fong provided the minister with regular progress reports on all aspects of the health system. Given that the minister would be aware of the extreme tardiness of those projects, why did he instead seek to paint a picture of the reform process as being on time and on budget? (3) How do the minister’s claims hold up in light of the Auditor General’s assessment? Namely, that - . . . activity reports are incomplete, irregularly produced and contain a number of inaccuracies. and - The HRIT’s management of the health reform projects to date does not provide assurance that it can keep the reform program on track over the coming years. Mr J.A. McGINTY
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(1)-(3) The member is confusing two documents. Dr Fong’s contract when he was initially appointed laid out the implementation of the time frame for the various recommendations of the Reid review. A number of those projects were due to be completed in his first year, and each one of them was completed without fail. He is progressing with the implementation of the recommendations of the Reid report and is meeting the time frames. There is nothing at all untoward about that. What the Auditor General did - Dr K.D. Hames : Is there nothing in the contract that requires him to fulfil the recommendations of the Reid Report that the Auditor General says you are miles behind from completing? Mr J.A. McGINTY : The Auditor General did not say that. The Auditor General said he took a snapshot at a point in time of 15 of the 99 projects that were being undertaken as part of the health reform process. I gave the example yesterday whereby we have established five out of six general practitioner clinics in emergency departments. Because of building conditions, the sixth clinic was delayed and will be open in the next month. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : The Auditor General put that down as a failure to deliver an outcome; I consider it to be an enormous success. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Does the member want to hear the answer? I regard that as an enormous success. The member is confusing the two different documents. We all take on board the comments of the Auditor General in which he said that there could be better documentation and reporting processes. That is what he said. None of the programs that he looked at was the heart and soul of the health reform program. The Auditor General’s comments will enable us to better deliver the great health reforms we currently have under way.
(1) Will the minister apologise for misleading the public in his joint media statement with the Premier on 24 April this year in which he claimed that all 29 recommendations designed for implementation in the first year had been fully implemented and that an additional 17 recommendations had been implemented well before their due date? (2) In the same statement the minister said that Dr Fong provided the minister with regular progress reports on all aspects of the health system. Given that the minister would be aware of the extreme tardiness of those projects, why did he instead seek to paint a picture of the reform process as being on time and on budget? (3) How do the minister’s claims hold up in light of the Auditor General’s assessment? Namely, that - . . . activity reports are incomplete, irregularly produced and contain a number of inaccuracies. and - The HRIT’s management of the health reform projects to date does not provide assurance that it can keep the reform program on track over the coming years. Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1)-(3) The member is confusing two documents. Dr Fong’s contract when he was initially appointed laid out the implementation of the time frame for the various recommendations of the Reid review. A number of those projects were due to be completed in his first year, and each one of them was completed without fail. He is progressing with the implementation of the recommendations of the Reid report and is meeting the time frames. There is nothing at all untoward about that. What the Auditor General did - Dr K.D. Hames : Is there nothing in the contract that requires him to fulfil the recommendations of the Reid Report that the Auditor General says you are miles behind from completing? Mr J.A. McGINTY : The Auditor General did not say that. The Auditor General said he took a snapshot at a point in time of 15 of the 99 projects that were being undertaken as part of the health reform process. I gave the example yesterday whereby we have established five out of six general practitioner clinics in emergency departments. Because of building conditions, the sixth clinic was delayed and will be open in the next month. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : The Auditor General put that down as a failure to deliver an outcome; I consider it to be an enormous success. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Does the member want to hear the answer? I regard that as an enormous success. The member is confusing the two different documents. We all take on board the comments of the Auditor General in which he said that there could be better documentation and reporting processes. That is what he said. None of the programs that he looked at was the heart and soul of the health reform program. The Auditor General’s comments will enable us to better deliver the great health reforms we currently have under way.
(2) In the same statement the minister said that Dr Fong provided the minister with regular progress reports on all aspects of the health system. Given that the minister would be aware of the extreme tardiness of those projects, why did he instead seek to paint a picture of the reform process as being on time and on budget? (3) How do the minister’s claims hold up in light of the Auditor General’s assessment? Namely, that - . . . activity reports are incomplete, irregularly produced and contain a number of inaccuracies. and - The HRIT’s management of the health reform projects to date does not provide assurance that it can keep the reform program on track over the coming years. Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1)-(3) The member is confusing two documents. Dr Fong’s contract when he was initially appointed laid out the implementation of the time frame for the various recommendations of the Reid review. A number of those projects were due to be completed in his first year, and each one of them was completed without fail. He is progressing with the implementation of the recommendations of the Reid report and is meeting the time frames. There is nothing at all untoward about that. What the Auditor General did - Dr K.D. Hames : Is there nothing in the contract that requires him to fulfil the recommendations of the Reid Report that the Auditor General says you are miles behind from completing? Mr J.A. McGINTY : The Auditor General did not say that. The Auditor General said he took a snapshot at a point in time of 15 of the 99 projects that were being undertaken as part of the health reform process. I gave the example yesterday whereby we have established five out of six general practitioner clinics in emergency departments. Because of building conditions, the sixth clinic was delayed and will be open in the next month. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : The Auditor General put that down as a failure to deliver an outcome; I consider it to be an enormous success. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Does the member want to hear the answer? I regard that as an enormous success. The member is confusing the two different documents. We all take on board the comments of the Auditor General in which he said that there could be better documentation and reporting processes. That is what he said. None of the programs that he looked at was the heart and soul of the health reform program. The Auditor General’s comments will enable us to better deliver the great health reforms we currently have under way.
(3) How do the minister’s claims hold up in light of the Auditor General’s assessment? Namely, that - . . . activity reports are incomplete, irregularly produced and contain a number of inaccuracies. and - The HRIT’s management of the health reform projects to date does not provide assurance that it can keep the reform program on track over the coming years. Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1)-(3) The member is confusing two documents. Dr Fong’s contract when he was initially appointed laid out the implementation of the time frame for the various recommendations of the Reid review. A number of those projects were due to be completed in his first year, and each one of them was completed without fail. He is progressing with the implementation of the recommendations of the Reid report and is meeting the time frames. There is nothing at all untoward about that. What the Auditor General did - Dr K.D. Hames : Is there nothing in the contract that requires him to fulfil the recommendations of the Reid Report that the Auditor General says you are miles behind from completing? Mr J.A. McGINTY : The Auditor General did not say that. The Auditor General said he took a snapshot at a point in time of 15 of the 99 projects that were being undertaken as part of the health reform process. I gave the example yesterday whereby we have established five out of six general practitioner clinics in emergency departments. Because of building conditions, the sixth clinic was delayed and will be open in the next month. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : The Auditor General put that down as a failure to deliver an outcome; I consider it to be an enormous success. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Does the member want to hear the answer? I regard that as an enormous success. The member is confusing the two different documents. We all take on board the comments of the Auditor General in which he said that there could be better documentation and reporting processes. That is what he said. None of the programs that he looked at was the heart and soul of the health reform program. The Auditor General’s comments will enable us to better deliver the great health reforms we currently have under way.
(1)-(3) The member is confusing two documents. Dr Fong’s contract when he was initially appointed laid out the implementation of the time frame for the various recommendations of the Reid review. A number of those projects were due to be completed in his first year, and each one of them was completed without fail. He is progressing with the implementation of the recommendations of the Reid report and is meeting the time frames. There is nothing at all untoward about that. What the Auditor General did - Dr K.D. Hames : Is there nothing in the contract that requires him to fulfil the recommendations of the Reid Report that the Auditor General says you are miles behind from completing? Mr J.A. McGINTY : The Auditor General did not say that. The Auditor General said he took a snapshot at a point in time of 15 of the 99 projects that were being undertaken as part of the health reform process. I gave the example yesterday whereby we have established five out of six general practitioner clinics in emergency departments. Because of building conditions, the sixth clinic was delayed and will be open in the next month. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : The Auditor General put that down as a failure to deliver an outcome; I consider it to be an enormous success. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Does the member want to hear the answer? I regard that as an enormous success. The member is confusing the two different documents. We all take on board the comments of the Auditor General in which he said that there could be better documentation and reporting processes. That is what he said. None of the programs that he looked at was the heart and soul of the health reform program. The Auditor General’s comments will enable us to better deliver the great health reforms we currently have under way.
Dr K.D. Hames : Is there nothing in the contract that requires him to fulfil the recommendations of the Reid Report that the Auditor General says you are miles behind from completing? Mr J.A. McGINTY : The Auditor General did not say that. The Auditor General said he took a snapshot at a point in time of 15 of the 99 projects that were being undertaken as part of the health reform process. I gave the example yesterday whereby we have established five out of six general practitioner clinics in emergency departments. Because of building conditions, the sixth clinic was delayed and will be open in the next month. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : The Auditor General put that down as a failure to deliver an outcome; I consider it to be an enormous success. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Does the member want to hear the answer? I regard that as an enormous success. The member is confusing the two different documents. We all take on board the comments of the Auditor General in which he said that there could be better documentation and reporting processes. That is what he said. None of the programs that he looked at was the heart and soul of the health reform program. The Auditor General’s comments will enable us to better deliver the great health reforms we currently have under way.
Mr J.A. McGINTY : The Auditor General did not say that. The Auditor General said he took a snapshot at a point in time of 15 of the 99 projects that were being undertaken as part of the health reform process. I gave the example yesterday whereby we have established five out of six general practitioner clinics in emergency departments. Because of building conditions, the sixth clinic was delayed and will be open in the next month. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : The Auditor General put that down as a failure to deliver an outcome; I consider it to be an enormous success. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Does the member want to hear the answer? I regard that as an enormous success. The member is confusing the two different documents. We all take on board the comments of the Auditor General in which he said that there could be better documentation and reporting processes. That is what he said. None of the programs that he looked at was the heart and soul of the health reform program. The Auditor General’s comments will enable us to better deliver the great health reforms we currently have under way.
Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : The Auditor General put that down as a failure to deliver an outcome; I consider it to be an enormous success. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Does the member want to hear the answer? I regard that as an enormous success. The member is confusing the two different documents. We all take on board the comments of the Auditor General in which he said that there could be better documentation and reporting processes. That is what he said. None of the programs that he looked at was the heart and soul of the health reform program. The Auditor General’s comments will enable us to better deliver the great health reforms we currently have under way.
Mr J.A. McGINTY : The Auditor General put that down as a failure to deliver an outcome; I consider it to be an enormous success. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Does the member want to hear the answer? I regard that as an enormous success. The member is confusing the two different documents. We all take on board the comments of the Auditor General in which he said that there could be better documentation and reporting processes. That is what he said. None of the programs that he looked at was the heart and soul of the health reform program. The Auditor General’s comments will enable us to better deliver the great health reforms we currently have under way.
Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Does the member want to hear the answer? I regard that as an enormous success. The member is confusing the two different documents. We all take on board the comments of the Auditor General in which he said that there could be better documentation and reporting processes. That is what he said. None of the programs that he looked at was the heart and soul of the health reform program. The Auditor General’s comments will enable us to better deliver the great health reforms we currently have under way.
Mr J.A. McGINTY : Does the member want to hear the answer? I regard that as an enormous success. The member is confusing the two different documents. We all take on board the comments of the Auditor General in which he said that there could be better documentation and reporting processes. That is what he said. None of the programs that he looked at was the heart and soul of the health reform program. The Auditor General’s comments will enable us to better deliver the great health reforms we currently have under way.
(1) Will the minister apologise for misleading the public in his joint media statement with the Premier on 24 April this year in which he claimed that all 29 recommendations designed for implementation in the first year had been fully implemented and that an additional 17 recommendations had been implemented well before their due date? (2) In the same statement the minister said that Dr Fong provided the minister with regular progress reports on all aspects of the health system. Given that the minister would be aware of the extreme tardiness of those projects, why did he instead seek to paint a picture of the reform process as being on time and on budget? (3) How do the minister’s claims hold up in light of the Auditor General’s assessment? Namely, that - . . . activity reports are incomplete, irregularly produced and contain a number of inaccuracies. and - The HRIT’s management of the health reform projects to date does not provide assurance that it can keep the reform program on track over the coming years. Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1)-(3) The member is confusing two documents. Dr Fong’s contract when he was initially appointed laid out the implementation of the time frame for the various recommendations of the Reid review. A number of those projects were due to be completed in his first year, and each one of them was completed without fail. He is progressing with the implementation of the recommendations of the Reid report and is meeting the time frames. There is nothing at all untoward about that. What the Auditor General did - Dr K.D. Hames : Is there nothing in the contract that requires him to fulfil the recommendations of the Reid Report that the Auditor General says you are miles behind from completing? Mr J.A. McGINTY : The Auditor General did not say that. The Auditor General said he took a snapshot at a point in time of 15 of the 99 projects that were being undertaken as part of the health reform process. I gave the example yesterday whereby we have established five out of six general practitioner clinics in emergency departments. Because of building conditions, the sixth clinic was delayed and will be open in the next month. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : The Auditor General put that down as a failure to deliver an outcome; I consider it to be an enormous success. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Does the member want to hear the answer? I regard that as an enormous success. The member is confusing the two different documents. We all take on board the comments of the Auditor General in which he said that there could be better documentation and reporting processes. That is what he said. None of the programs that he looked at was the heart and soul of the health reform program. The Auditor General’s comments will enable us to better deliver the great health reforms we currently have under way.
(2) In the same statement the minister said that Dr Fong provided the minister with regular progress reports on all aspects of the health system. Given that the minister would be aware of the extreme tardiness of those projects, why did he instead seek to paint a picture of the reform process as being on time and on budget? (3) How do the minister’s claims hold up in light of the Auditor General’s assessment? Namely, that - . . . activity reports are incomplete, irregularly produced and contain a number of inaccuracies. and - The HRIT’s management of the health reform projects to date does not provide assurance that it can keep the reform program on track over the coming years. Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1)-(3) The member is confusing two documents. Dr Fong’s contract when he was initially appointed laid out the implementation of the time frame for the various recommendations of the Reid review. A number of those projects were due to be completed in his first year, and each one of them was completed without fail. He is progressing with the implementation of the recommendations of the Reid report and is meeting the time frames. There is nothing at all untoward about that. What the Auditor General did - Dr K.D. Hames : Is there nothing in the contract that requires him to fulfil the recommendations of the Reid Report that the Auditor General says you are miles behind from completing? Mr J.A. McGINTY : The Auditor General did not say that. The Auditor General said he took a snapshot at a point in time of 15 of the 99 projects that were being undertaken as part of the health reform process. I gave the example yesterday whereby we have established five out of six general practitioner clinics in emergency departments. Because of building conditions, the sixth clinic was delayed and will be open in the next month. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : The Auditor General put that down as a failure to deliver an outcome; I consider it to be an enormous success. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Does the member want to hear the answer? I regard that as an enormous success. The member is confusing the two different documents. We all take on board the comments of the Auditor General in which he said that there could be better documentation and reporting processes. That is what he said. None of the programs that he looked at was the heart and soul of the health reform program. The Auditor General’s comments will enable us to better deliver the great health reforms we currently have under way.
(3) How do the minister’s claims hold up in light of the Auditor General’s assessment? Namely, that - . . . activity reports are incomplete, irregularly produced and contain a number of inaccuracies. and - The HRIT’s management of the health reform projects to date does not provide assurance that it can keep the reform program on track over the coming years. Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1)-(3) The member is confusing two documents. Dr Fong’s contract when he was initially appointed laid out the implementation of the time frame for the various recommendations of the Reid review. A number of those projects were due to be completed in his first year, and each one of them was completed without fail. He is progressing with the implementation of the recommendations of the Reid report and is meeting the time frames. There is nothing at all untoward about that. What the Auditor General did - Dr K.D. Hames : Is there nothing in the contract that requires him to fulfil the recommendations of the Reid Report that the Auditor General says you are miles behind from completing? Mr J.A. McGINTY : The Auditor General did not say that. The Auditor General said he took a snapshot at a point in time of 15 of the 99 projects that were being undertaken as part of the health reform process. I gave the example yesterday whereby we have established five out of six general practitioner clinics in emergency departments. Because of building conditions, the sixth clinic was delayed and will be open in the next month. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : The Auditor General put that down as a failure to deliver an outcome; I consider it to be an enormous success. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Does the member want to hear the answer? I regard that as an enormous success. The member is confusing the two different documents. We all take on board the comments of the Auditor General in which he said that there could be better documentation and reporting processes. That is what he said. None of the programs that he looked at was the heart and soul of the health reform program. The Auditor General’s comments will enable us to better deliver the great health reforms we currently have under way.
(1)-(3) The member is confusing two documents. Dr Fong’s contract when he was initially appointed laid out the implementation of the time frame for the various recommendations of the Reid review. A number of those projects were due to be completed in his first year, and each one of them was completed without fail. He is progressing with the implementation of the recommendations of the Reid report and is meeting the time frames. There is nothing at all untoward about that. What the Auditor General did - Dr K.D. Hames : Is there nothing in the contract that requires him to fulfil the recommendations of the Reid Report that the Auditor General says you are miles behind from completing? Mr J.A. McGINTY : The Auditor General did not say that. The Auditor General said he took a snapshot at a point in time of 15 of the 99 projects that were being undertaken as part of the health reform process. I gave the example yesterday whereby we have established five out of six general practitioner clinics in emergency departments. Because of building conditions, the sixth clinic was delayed and will be open in the next month. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : The Auditor General put that down as a failure to deliver an outcome; I consider it to be an enormous success. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Does the member want to hear the answer? I regard that as an enormous success. The member is confusing the two different documents. We all take on board the comments of the Auditor General in which he said that there could be better documentation and reporting processes. That is what he said. None of the programs that he looked at was the heart and soul of the health reform program. The Auditor General’s comments will enable us to better deliver the great health reforms we currently have under way.
Dr K.D. Hames : Is there nothing in the contract that requires him to fulfil the recommendations of the Reid Report that the Auditor General says you are miles behind from completing? Mr J.A. McGINTY : The Auditor General did not say that. The Auditor General said he took a snapshot at a point in time of 15 of the 99 projects that were being undertaken as part of the health reform process. I gave the example yesterday whereby we have established five out of six general practitioner clinics in emergency departments. Because of building conditions, the sixth clinic was delayed and will be open in the next month. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : The Auditor General put that down as a failure to deliver an outcome; I consider it to be an enormous success. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Does the member want to hear the answer? I regard that as an enormous success. The member is confusing the two different documents. We all take on board the comments of the Auditor General in which he said that there could be better documentation and reporting processes. That is what he said. None of the programs that he looked at was the heart and soul of the health reform program. The Auditor General’s comments will enable us to better deliver the great health reforms we currently have under way.
Mr J.A. McGINTY : The Auditor General did not say that. The Auditor General said he took a snapshot at a point in time of 15 of the 99 projects that were being undertaken as part of the health reform process. I gave the example yesterday whereby we have established five out of six general practitioner clinics in emergency departments. Because of building conditions, the sixth clinic was delayed and will be open in the next month. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : The Auditor General put that down as a failure to deliver an outcome; I consider it to be an enormous success. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Does the member want to hear the answer? I regard that as an enormous success. The member is confusing the two different documents. We all take on board the comments of the Auditor General in which he said that there could be better documentation and reporting processes. That is what he said. None of the programs that he looked at was the heart and soul of the health reform program. The Auditor General’s comments will enable us to better deliver the great health reforms we currently have under way.
Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : The Auditor General put that down as a failure to deliver an outcome; I consider it to be an enormous success. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Does the member want to hear the answer? I regard that as an enormous success. The member is confusing the two different documents. We all take on board the comments of the Auditor General in which he said that there could be better documentation and reporting processes. That is what he said. None of the programs that he looked at was the heart and soul of the health reform program. The Auditor General’s comments will enable us to better deliver the great health reforms we currently have under way.
Mr J.A. McGINTY : The Auditor General put that down as a failure to deliver an outcome; I consider it to be an enormous success. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Does the member want to hear the answer? I regard that as an enormous success. The member is confusing the two different documents. We all take on board the comments of the Auditor General in which he said that there could be better documentation and reporting processes. That is what he said. None of the programs that he looked at was the heart and soul of the health reform program. The Auditor General’s comments will enable us to better deliver the great health reforms we currently have under way.
Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Does the member want to hear the answer? I regard that as an enormous success. The member is confusing the two different documents. We all take on board the comments of the Auditor General in which he said that there could be better documentation and reporting processes. That is what he said. None of the programs that he looked at was the heart and soul of the health reform program. The Auditor General’s comments will enable us to better deliver the great health reforms we currently have under way.
Mr J.A. McGINTY : Does the member want to hear the answer? I regard that as an enormous success. The member is confusing the two different documents. We all take on board the comments of the Auditor General in which he said that there could be better documentation and reporting processes. That is what he said. None of the programs that he looked at was the heart and soul of the health reform program. The Auditor General’s comments will enable us to better deliver the great health reforms we currently have under way.
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