I do think that an important priority for us as a country and for the Congress from a fiscal point of view is to think about what we can do to achieve better cost efficiency in the health care area at the same time that we do what we can to maintain quality and access.
Bernanke emphasizes the need for cost efficiency in healthcare while maintaining quality.
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