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Susan Collins: “When I look at the research levels, it seems to me that there are two areas that are really underfunded, and diabetes is…”

On the recordApril 23, 2013
When I look at the research levels, it seems to me that there are two areas that are really underfunded, and diabetes is one and Alzheimer's is another, when you look at the costs that they are imposing on Federal health care programs, not to mention the suffering they are imposing on families across this country.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Senator Collins highlights underfunding in diabetes and Alzheimer's research impacting healthcare costs and families.

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