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Mike Rounds: “What has to be acknowledged is that CMS findings indicate people's lives are in jeopardy. This is unacceptable.”

On the recordFebruary 2, 2016
What has to be acknowledged is that CMS findings indicate people's lives are in jeopardy. This is unacceptable.
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Mike Rounds
Republican · South Dakota

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Rounds expresses concern over CMS findings affecting patient safety.

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