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Frank Pallone: My colleague asked if we know of any public health care system that improved outcomes and controlled costs, and I will…

On the recordMarch 14, 2013
My colleague asked if we know of any public health care system that improved outcomes and controlled costs, and I will certainly give you one, and that is Medicare.
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Frank Pallone
Democratic · New Jersey

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Pallone defends Medicare as a successful public health care system.

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