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Tom Coburn: “We are treating the symptoms, not the disease.”

On the recordMarch 20, 2012
We are treating the symptoms, not the disease.
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Tom Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

Editor's note · Context

Coburn critiques the approach to healthcare, emphasizing the need for root cause solutions.

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