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Michael Burgess: “Each of those dollars that is spent inappropriately is a dollar not spent on a patient, and is, in fact, a wasted…”

On the recordJune 1, 2015
Each of those dollars that is spent inappropriately is a dollar not spent on a patient, and is, in fact, a wasted taxpayer dollar.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Burgess highlights the financial implications of improper Medicaid payments.

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