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Mike Rounds: “I think what that means is the last time we checked, there were 370,000 claims outstanding that now can expect to…”

On the recordJune 13, 2017
I think what that means is the last time we checked, there were 370,000 claims outstanding that now can expect to receive payment for the emergency room care that they have expected since 2010?
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Mike Rounds
Republican · South Dakota

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Rounds highlights the number of veterans awaiting payment for emergency care.

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