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Frank Pallone: So you could have a 20 percent copayment and then have this 40 percent out-of-pocket beyond the traditional copayment…

On the recordJune 10, 1996
So you could have a 20 percent copayment and then have this 40 percent out-of-pocket beyond the traditional copayment, which is incredible when you think about it. Who is going to be able to afford that? I mean, very, very few.
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Frank Pallone
Democratic · New Jersey

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Discussing the financial burden of healthcare costs.

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