Andrea M. Ducas, MPH, is a program officer with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation working with programs related to payment and delivery system reform, purchaser and consumer engagement, health care price transparency, community-driven health improvements, and strengthening health departments.
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I would propose that a fluent speaker is one who can learn the language in the language. This of course needs some clarification, as newborns are not fluent in their regional language even though they primarily learn to speak in their regional language.