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On the recordMarch 18, 2010
I want to get back to that just for a moment. And here's why. We, the three physicians that are here, and our friend, Mr. King, we've all seen situations--health care problems, situations where people develop cancer, heart disease, what have you. And we want the best. We want health care reform. In fact, I campaigned on health care reform, but of course I had no idea that health care reform could in any way be a takeover of the health care system, but simply using a scalpel to fix the problems. But let me talk about, again, the human issue, and that is, let me remind my friends that coverage does not mean access. Coverage does not mean access to care.
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John Fleming
Republican · Louisiana
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Mar 18, 2010

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The speaker addresses the importance of health care reform and the distinction between coverage and access to care.

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