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On the recordMarch 3, 2010
To me, it's the worst delivery system in the world, because it funnels everybody to an emergency room when they're sick.
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Richard Burr
Republican · North Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Burr expresses strong disapproval of the Medicaid system's structure.

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