On the recordMarch 19, 2007
In America we don't have a healthcare system, we have a sickcare system.
Tom Harkin: “In America we don't have a healthcare system, we have a sickcare system.”
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Harkin critiques the U.S. healthcare system's focus on treatment rather than prevention.
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