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As Republicans take control of the House today, GOP leaders say they will immediately try to repeal President Obama's signature healthcare law. Even before the repeal vote takes place, Republicans can lay claim to a key victory in the healthcare battle. This week the Obama administration said it would reverse a regulation that would have covered end-of-life planning for Medicare beneficiaries during their annual checkups after Republicans revived the specter of so-called "death panels." Democracy Now! interviews one of the most influential health policy writers in the country, renowned surgeon and author Dr. Atul Gawande.

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