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Bill Pascrell: “It is a true testament to how broken our medical system is that during a person's worst moments--when they are at their…”

On the recordJuly 24, 2019
It is a true testament to how broken our medical system is that during a person's worst moments--when they are at their most vulnerable--they are also burdened with the responsibility of ensuring that their ambulance, their hospital, and every single doctor that examines them, are covered under the insurance they pay for each month.
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Bill Pascrell
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Pascrell criticizes the medical system's failure to protect patients from surprise bills.

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