Costs were supposed to come down, and they would thanks to an individual mandate that would force healthy people into the insurance pool.

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But interior ministry undersecretary Alfredo Mantovano said the verdict showed the Italian police force was "healthy and deserves everybody's gratitude".

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But the White Paper says it is not the role of government to force people to become healthy.

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