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Michael Burgess: “Data suggest that duals are sicker when they are hospitalized, that their costs are almost 10 percent greater, and they…”

On the recordJune 20, 2011
Data suggest that duals are sicker when they are hospitalized, that their costs are almost 10 percent greater, and they have more episodes of avoidable hospitalization.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Burgess highlights the health and cost challenges faced by dual eligible individuals.

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