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Chris Dodd: “We want to be able to have primary care physicians encouraged to take the time to do the counseling, to do the diet…”

On the recordJune 10, 2009
We want to be able to have primary care physicians encouraged to take the time to do the counseling, to do the diet counseling, and the current payment mechanism just doesn't allow for that to happen.
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Chris Dodd
Democratic · Connecticut

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Dodd calls for reforms to enable better primary care through appropriate payment mechanisms.

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