"As preventable illnesses and injuries are the most significant drivers of increasing health care costs," the Oakland-based Prevention Institute said in a letter to the White House, "it is essential that we reorient our health care system from an after-the-fact approach to one that focuses on keeping people healthy in the first place."
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