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Johnny Isakson: “I think there are some people--some people; I am not speaking about you--who are driving people away from home health…”

On the recordMarch 19, 2013
I think there are some people--some people; I am not speaking about you--who are driving people away from home health care and into hospitalization, which is less good for the patient's mental health and much more expensive in terms of reimbursement.
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Johnny Isakson
Republican · Georgia

Editor's note · Context

Isakson criticizes efforts that push patients from home care to more costly hospital care.

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