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Edward M. Kennedy: “I want to help patients--that is why we are in medicine, to help patients--and I do not get enough to pay the expense in…”

On the recordFebruary 28, 2002
I want to help patients--that is why we are in medicine, to help patients--and I do not get enough to pay the expense in my office.
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Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Source
congress.gov
Feb 28, 2002

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Expressing concerns about reimbursement for mammography affecting patient care.

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