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Tom Harkin: “The one big failure of our health care system in America, that we've not put enough into prevention, about 4 cents, less…”

On the recordAugust 1, 2011
The one big failure of our health care system in America, that we've not put enough into prevention, about 4 cents, less than 4 cents of every dollar goes into prevention.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin emphasizes the lack of investment in preventive health care.

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