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Betty McCollum: “$9,726 average per person in the United States spent on healthcare, $9,726. Four thousand seventy-nine dollars on…”

On the recordFebruary 5, 2020
$9,726 average per person in the United States spent on healthcare, $9,726. Four thousand seventy-nine dollars on average per person spent on healthcare in Indian Country.
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Betty McCollum
Democratic · Minnesota

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McCollum highlights the significant healthcare spending disparity between the U.S. and Indian Country.

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