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Ron Wyden: “We were talking then about demonstration projects, then, and here we are 30 years later still, day in and day out…”

On the recordJuly 17, 2012
We were talking then about demonstration projects, then, and here we are 30 years later still, day in and day out, seeing vulnerable seniors, dual eligibles, those who have chronic diseases, heart, stroke, cancer, diabetes, going off to hospital emergency rooms in the middle of the night.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden highlights the ongoing challenges faced by vulnerable seniors in accessing care.

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