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On the recordFebruary 15, 2017
What troubles me about yesterday is, once again insurance companies are coming first and patients come later.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Wyden criticizes prioritizing insurance companies over patients in healthcare decisions.

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