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Paul Coverdell: What empowerment means is, not only are dollars going to go further, but the quality of medical care is going to go up…

On the recordJune 21, 1996
What empowerment means is, not only are dollars going to go further, but the quality of medical care is going to go up, consumers are going to be able to choose, and there is going to be a reaction on the other side of that table or the other side of that examining room where the doctor may in fact change some of the things that he or she does.
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Paul Coverdell
Georgia

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Discussing the impact of consumer empowerment in healthcare.

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