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On the recordJanuary 20, 2015
So, look, if we are going to solve this problem, everybody is going to have to help do it, including the beneficiaries, and this is a way to try to incentivize them----not to stop going to the doctor or the hospital----but to make sure they need to before they do.
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Gus Bilirakis
Republican · Florida

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Bilirakis emphasizes the need for beneficiaries to be incentivized to use healthcare services wisely.

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