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Chris Dodd: “We know how to solve these problems. We have to change the structures of our payment so that we're paying for quality…”

On the recordJune 10, 2009
We know how to solve these problems. We have to change the structures of our payment so that we're paying for quality treatment processes and teamwork processes as opposed to just individual practitioners.
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Chris Dodd
Democratic · Connecticut

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Dodd emphasizes the need for payment reform to improve healthcare quality.

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