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title: Paul Johnson on the Latest Healthcare Bill & Why it Failed
description: Redirect Health Co-Founder and CEO Paul Johnson joined Bruce St. James and Pamela Hughes of KTAR News Radio to talk about the GOP’s latest “repeal & replace” effort and what lead to its failure.
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# [Paul Johnson on the Latest Healthcare Bill & Why it Failed](https://blog.redirecthealth.com/paul-johnson-on-the-latest-healthcare-bill-why-it-failed)

 Written by [Redirect Health](https://blog.redirecthealth.com/author/redirect-health) | Jul 21, 2017 1:02:07 AM

Redirect Health Co-Founder and CEO Paul Johnson joined Bruce St. James and Pamela Hughes of [KTAR News Radio](http://ktar.com/bruce-st-james-and-pamela-hughes/) to talk about the GOP's latest "repeal & replace" effort and what lead to its failure. Paul discusses the importance of lowering overall healthcare costs, focusing the system on healthcare instead of putting insurance companies first, and where future healthcare bills should focus their efforts.

Listen to the clip below:

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