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Insurance Industry Prepares Counteroffensive Against Moore’s Sicko

HeadlineJun 26, 2007

Meanwhile, The New York Sun is reporting the insurance and pharmaceutical industries are readying a multifaceted counteroffensive against Michael Moore’s new film Sicko. Several think tanks and front groups are being bankrolled to attack Moore’s critique of the healthcare industry. According to the Sun, the groups involved in the campaign include the Cato Institute; the Manhattan Institute; the Galen Institute; Pacific Research Institute; the Heritage Foundation; and FreedomWorks, which is run by former House Republican Majority Leader Dick Armey.

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