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Chris Dodd: “If we do healthcare reform correctly, I believe you can take 45 percent of the costs out of the system because it's…”

On the recordJune 10, 2009
If we do healthcare reform correctly, I believe you can take 45 percent of the costs out of the system because it's terribly inefficient and I believe you can cover all of the Americans that are not covered today.
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Chris Dodd
Democratic · Connecticut

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Dodd emphasizes the potential cost savings and coverage expansion from effective healthcare reform.

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