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Stephanie Herseth Sandlin: “How can we assume that coverage would be available in my district or in rural America when it is not available now, and…”

On the recordSeptember 17, 2003
How can we assume that coverage would be available in my district or in rural America when it is not available now, and countrywide it is not available in 80 percent of rural districts covered where we have Medicare-covered folks?
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Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
South Dakota

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Discussing healthcare coverage availability in rural America.

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