I want to work to scale back the excessive defensive medicine that reinforces our current system and shift to a system where we are providing better care rather than simply more treatment.
Barack Obama: “I want to work to scale back the excessive defensive medicine that reinforces our current system and shift to a system…”
On the recordJanuary 19, 2011
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Obama emphasizes the need to reduce unnecessary medical procedures due to fear of lawsuits.
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