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Bob Kerrey: “It is far better for us to give the consumer more information than they need, far better for us to make certain that the…”

On the recordSeptember 10, 1996
It is far better for us to give the consumer more information than they need, far better for us to make certain that the consumer, the patient, is well-informed of what the choices are, as opposed to on the basis of being concerned they might ask for something that I am going to say no to if I am running the managed care program. It is far better to give them the information, it seems to me, than to deny it to them.
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Bob Kerrey
Nebraska

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Discussing issues in the health care system during Senate floor debate.

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