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On the recordApril 30, 2003
When you talk about appropriate funding, one of the issues which has concerned me for many years and I have introduced legislation on, is the very high cost in the last few days, few weeks before death and the really inadequate information being distributed to people about living wills and about making a decision.
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Arlen Specter
Democratic · Pennsylvania
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congress.gov
Apr 30, 2003

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Senator Specter discusses the high costs of end-of-life care and the need for better information.

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