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Ron Wyden: “It is stupid, stupid, stupid, and perhaps even stupid and cruel, stupid and cruel, and stupid.”

On the recordFebruary 8, 2022
It is stupid, stupid, stupid, and perhaps even stupid and cruel, stupid and cruel, and stupid.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden criticizes Medicare payment rules for end-of-life care as harmful and ineffective.

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