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A pediatrician in a white coat listens to a young boy's chest with a stethoscope during a health exam; the boy is smiling and pulling aside his shirt.

Marble portrait bust of Hippocrates atop a tall rectangular base inscribed with an epigram in Greek, displayed against a black background.

U.S. President Barack Obama signing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act at the White House on March 23, 2010.

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