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Article: Bill Ford: Let's look at national health care.

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November 24, 2003
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Byline: Amy Wilson

Soaring health care costs have led Bill Ford, CEO of Ford Motor Co., to consider backing some form of national health care.

"Clearly, it's our biggest issue we have, bar none. The health care issue is one that I find intractable,'' Bill Ford told Automotive News last week.

He said that executives from Ford, GM and DaimlerChrysler have discussed the issue; he hopes the Big 3 can endorse a unified position on health care.

After Ford Motor's new UAW contract was ratified in September, Bill Ford asked Vice Chairman Allan Gilmour to analyze proposals for a national health care policy. Then the management team will decide ...

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