But Massachusetts's universal health-care law has not (yet) bent the cost-curve, and Texas-style damage caps have not in fact increased doctor numbers.

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"We're trying to get ahead of the curve with this so we can prevent a lot of the damage that we know will be coming if we don't do anything about it, " said USDA Wildlife Services state director Alan May.

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