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Michael Burgess: “We are trying to figure out what to do with the sustainable growth rate formula.”

On the recordJune 2, 2011
We are trying to figure out what to do with the sustainable growth rate formula.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Burgess discusses the challenges in reforming Medicare payment systems.

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