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Edward M. Kennedy: “Without basic reform, the burden and the cost of treating these chronic conditions will not be sustainable for future…”

On the recordJanuary 21, 2009
Without basic reform, the burden and the cost of treating these chronic conditions will not be sustainable for future generations.
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Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts

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Kennedy warns that current health care costs are unsustainable without reform.

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