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Jeff Merkley: “I think that it's widely understood that the best dollar we have in health care is a dollar spent on prevention, on…”

On the recordJanuary 21, 2009
I think that it's widely understood that the best dollar we have in health care is a dollar spent on prevention, on disease management, and therefore we need to do a whole lot more in that area.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizes the importance of prevention in healthcare spending.

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