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Mike Pence

Indiana congressman and chair of the House Republican Conference discusses the GOP's opposition to the current healthcare reform proposals.

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Yvonne Sanders-Butler

Healthy Kids, Smart Kids founder recounts her personal battle with obesity and describes how she used the experience to help children at the elementary school which she helms.

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Bill Nelson

Florida senator and Finance Committee member discusses the timeline for reform and when most Americans might feel the impact.

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Ezra Klein

Washington Post blogger and Newsweek contributor weighs in on reconciliation and whether the healthcare reform fight will have been worth it politically.

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Tom Price

Georgia representation and orthopaedic surgeon weighs in on the Democratic healthcare proposal.

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Rodney and Holly Robinson Peete

Mr. and Mrs. Peete discuss the impact of their son's autism diagnosis—the difficulty and the silver lining—and the books they've each written that they hope will help others.

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Ceci Connolly

Journalist, and one of the contributors to the book Landmark, explains some of the behind-the-scenes wrangling that resulted in the passage of healthcare legislation.

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Rebecca Skloot

Science writer describes the backstory of her book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and discusses lessons learned from her research for it.

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Bruce Feiler

Best-selling author reflects on how he processed his near-death experience and explains why he wrote his memoir.

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Vincent Tuohy

Cleveland Clinic immunologist discusses his research study that has resulted in a potentially major breakthrough in the fight against breast cancer.

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Ian Smith

50 Million Pound Challenge founder talks about his new book and his efforts to combat rising obesity rates in the U.S.

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Kathleen Sebelius

HHS secretary de-bunks some of the myths that still surround the landmark bill.

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Nancy Brinker

Susan G. Komen for the Cure founder-CEO shares her thoughts on the controversy over mammograms and how often women should be screened.

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Olivia Newton-John

Singer-actress reflects on her 40 years in entertainment and 18 years as a breast cancer survivor.

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Toni Yancey

UCLA professor of health services and author of Instant Recess explains why what's good for the waistline is good for the bottom line.

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Wendell Potter

Corporate watchdog and Deadly Spin author discusses his struggle with his whistleblower status and describes the post-healthcare-reform industry spin.

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Rebecca Skloot

Science writer discusses lessons learned from research for her book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.

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Siddhartha Mukherjee

Leading cancer physician dissects the history of cancer, which he calls 'the defining disease of our generation.'

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Atul Gawande

Surgeon and author of The Checklist Manifesto explains how coping with complexity has become the biggest 21st-century struggle.

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Augustus White

Pioneering surgeon talks about his memoir, which offers insight into how unconscious stereotyping influences doctor-patient interactions, diagnosis and treatment.

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