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On the recordJuly 9, 2013
If we do not open up the Medicare database right now, it is going to be hard to empower consumers.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden warns that lack of Medicare data access hinders consumer empowerment in healthcare.

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