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Bill Clinton: “Clearly, if we do not act, doctors are going to start pulling out of Medicare in a month. Then we are going to have the…”

On the recordJanuary 23, 2003
Clearly, if we do not act, doctors are going to start pulling out of Medicare in a month. Then we are going to have the rapid unraveling of the system, which we all fear. It is going to be much harder to put it together under the leadership of Senator Grassley and others who are addressing this issue.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the potential impact of inaction on Medicare during a Senate floor debate.

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