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Todd Russell Platts: “Congress, we are not going to let Medicare provider reimbursements drop 25 percent or more now, or I would contend…”

On the recordFebruary 29, 2012
Congress, we are not going to let Medicare provider reimbursements drop 25 percent or more now, or I would contend, ever, because of what it would mean to seniors getting access.
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Todd Russell Platts
Pennsylvania

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Platts emphasizes the importance of maintaining Medicare reimbursements for seniors' access to care.

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