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On the recordJuly 11, 2016
The reason that we have Medicare and Medicaid is because conventional economics don't apply to health care.
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Rich Neal
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Neal explains the necessity of Medicare and Medicaid due to healthcare's unique challenges.

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