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Brian Higgins: $47 billion in Medicare provided payments that are due June 1 would not go out.

On the recordMay 23, 2023
$47 billion in Medicare provided payments that are due June 1 would not go out.
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Brian Higgins
Democratic · New York

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Pointing out the effects of default on Medicare payments.

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