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Frank Pallone: And the bottom line is, I guess being a little crass talking about the money aspect, is that the Federal Government is…

On the recordMay 8, 2002
And the bottom line is, I guess being a little crass talking about the money aspect, is that the Federal Government is paying. With the way the system is set up, the Federal Government is paying for hospital care and paying for a lot of the things.
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Frank Pallone
Democratic · New Jersey

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Discussing the financial responsibilities of the Federal Government in healthcare.

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