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Bill Cassidy: “Now, the affordability though, we are defining affordability for the patient. So, if Medicaid covers it, it is by…”

On the recordFebruary 8, 2024
Now, the affordability though, we are defining affordability for the patient. So, if Medicaid covers it, it is by definition affordable for the patient, or if the insurance does.
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Bill Cassidy
Republican · Louisiana

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Cassidy highlights the distinction between patient affordability and societal costs.

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