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On the recordMay 15, 2012
Your testimony quantifies that a 34 percent decrease in emergency room visits, a 10 percent improvement in diabetes management.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse highlights significant improvements in health outcomes from the testimony.

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