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On the recordMay 1, 2008
Just let me say that there's three benefits that are so important for this bill. Number one is that people will get a genetic test. And if it shows that they have a propensity for having some disease, they can then take preventive measures and take measures that are going to improve the quality of their life. And it's personalized medicine. People have got to take command of their medical lives. Second of all, because people will take preventive measures, this is going to reduce the cost of health care. It's going to reduce the cost to businesses because their employees will be taking these preventive measures, and it's going to reduce the cost to health care providers because people, again, will be taking these measures. And as I said before, through the clinical trials, it will increase the ability to find cures for so many diseases if people get into these.
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Judy Biggert
Illinois

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Discussing the benefits of a health care bill related to genetic testing and preventive measures.

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