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Raul Ruiz: “I really do believe, since 80 percent of what we spend in healthcare is--are on 20 percent of the complex patients...”

On the recordMarch 1, 2021
I really do believe, since 80 percent of what we spend in healthcare is--are on 20 percent of the complex patients...
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Raul Ruiz
Democratic · California

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Ruiz advocates for focusing on home care to reduce healthcare costs and disparities.

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