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Raul Ruiz: “$50 co-pay for urgent care, $100 in co-pay for the emergency department is completely a barrier that will continue the…”

On the recordFebruary 1, 2016
$50 co-pay for urgent care, $100 in co-pay for the emergency department is completely a barrier that will continue the burden of illness and disease that they already have.
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Raul Ruiz
Democratic · California

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Ruiz highlights the financial barriers veterans face in accessing urgent and emergency care.

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