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Ron Wyden: “I commend our colleague from Illinois, Mr. Durbin, for standing up for the rights of patients in health maintenance…”

On the recordApril 29, 1998
I commend our colleague from Illinois, Mr. Durbin, for standing up for the rights of patients in health maintenance organizations. This is an issue of enormous importance, and I think it is clear the Senate ought to be spending time talking about how real patients are suffering as they try to make their way through the health care system. I wish to tell the Senator that I very much appreciate his addressing this issue today.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Commending a colleague for advocating for patient rights in health maintenance organizations.

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