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"We have made tremendous progress in reforming our state's healthcare system to benefit Rhode Islanders, and we're leading the country in developing a health benefits exchange," said Lt. Governor Elizabeth Roberts, Chair of the RI Healthcare Reform Commission. "However, the increasingly unaffordable cost of health coverage for our state's families and businesses must be addressed, and health reform implementation must continue to move forward in Rhode Island. Christy Ferguson is a nationally respected leader who can help Rhode Island to navigate the challenging waters of healthcare reform whatever may change at the federal level in the coming months and years."