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Kaiser Health News interviews Charles “Chip” Kahn III, president of the Federation of American Hospitals, “who has been a major player on the Washington health policy scene for nearly 25 years. As head of the lobbying group representing investor-owned hospitals, Kahn helped negotiate a deal in June among the hospital industry, the White House and the Senate Finance Committee.

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