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Michael Burgess: “The expectation is that in a single-payer, government-run system, where there is no--you just take--you know, you become…”

On the recordMarch 5, 2019
The expectation is that in a single-payer, government-run system, where there is no--you just take--you know, you become a price-taker.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Burgess critiques the economic implications of a government-run healthcare system.

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