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On the recordJanuary 26, 2009
if we do not get this solved through technology, through systems reform, through better quality care, through a more rational payment system, then we will get to the edge of that cliff.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizes need for health care reform to avoid crisis.

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