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Brian Higgins: “It seems to me that the Federal Government should be a lot wiser in using the leverage that it has.”

On the recordMay 2, 2017
It seems to me that the Federal Government should be a lot wiser in using the leverage that it has.
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Brian Higgins
Democratic · New York

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Higgins argues for smarter use of government leverage in healthcare rather than deferring to private insurers.

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