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John Garamendi: “In decades. But we're seeing the changes. The Affordable Care Act, a major part of that is an annual well person visit…”

On the recordMarch 12, 2013
In decades. But we're seeing the changes. The Affordable Care Act, a major part of that is an annual well person visit to the doctor, so critically important. Why? What's your blood pressure? How's your sugar? What's happening in your life? Can we prevent you from getting diabetes? Can we give you some really--some cheap pills to keep your blood pressure down, or are we going to have the blood pressure go up so you get a stroke and pay big-time for years and years with disabilities and medical care? So the Affordable Care Act has the right incentives in it to bend the cost curve. And it is. It is actually working.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California
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Mar 12, 2013

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