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Special to the Post-Dispatch

Remember that famous scene from The Brady Bunch where Jan was spouting off about “Marcia, Marcia, Marcia”?

I’m starting to feel that way about healthcare reform. It seems like everywhere I turn, it’s healthcare, healthcare, healthcare.

And if people can agree on one thing, it’s that they can’t agree on anything.

Which is why it’s so refreshing to see this story from CNN.com about Dr. Pedro Jose “Joe” Greer, a gastroenterologist in Miami, Florida who doesn’t care if his patients have the money to pay for his services.

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President Obama presents Dr. Pedro Jose "Joe" Greer with Congressional Medal of Freedom. Source: Getty Images

Greer’s comments from his CNN profile are both beautiful and striking:

“I don’t know when it became socially acceptable in our country to refuse a patient because they have no funds,” he told

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