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Ron Wyden: “It is mostly about chronic illness, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, strokes, and not just acute care.”

On the recordSeptember 27, 2023
It is mostly about chronic illness, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, strokes, and not just acute care.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden discusses the current focus of Medicare on chronic illnesses.

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