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Michael Burgess: the fee-for-service system is the culprit. But really the culprit is the administrative pricing brought to us by the…

On the recordJuly 12, 2011
the fee-for-service system is the culprit. But really the culprit is the administrative pricing brought to us by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Burgess argues that administrative pricing, not fee-for-service, drives healthcare costs.

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