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Johnny Isakson: “I was sworn in in February of 1999 to the U.S. House of Representatives, and, if I am correct, every year in December we…”

On the recordApril 8, 2013
I was sworn in in February of 1999 to the U.S. House of Representatives, and, if I am correct, every year in December we had to, at the last minute, patch the SGR or physicians were going down the tubes on reimbursement.
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Johnny Isakson
Republican · Georgia

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Isakson reflects on the ongoing issues with the SGR and physician reimbursement.

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