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On the recordMarch 29, 2023
Or we can spend nearly a trillion dollars in overpayments to insurance companies for crummy coverage that beneficiaries do not use.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Warren criticizes overpayments to insurance companies instead of funding necessary dental care.

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