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Frank Pallone: Exactly. It has got to be that that decision is made by the doctor with the patient, not by the insurance company.…

On the recordMarch 10, 1998
Exactly. It has got to be that that decision is made by the doctor with the patient, not by the insurance company. Unfortunately, that is getting to be the case with so many different types of care, not only mastectomies and child birth, but so many of the situations.
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Frank Pallone
Democratic · New Jersey

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Discussing the role of doctors and patients in healthcare decisions.

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