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Ron Wyden: “93 percent of the Medicare spending deals with chronic illness.”

On the recordJuly 12, 2016
93 percent of the Medicare spending deals with chronic illness.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden emphasizes the significant focus of Medicare spending on chronic illnesses.

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