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On the recordDecember 2, 2014
I will see this patient because I like you and you are a friend. I am not going to submit anything for payment because it is just not worth my--I will pay more in having my office submit this for payment than I would ever be reimbursed.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Burgess shares anecdotal evidence of physicians avoiding payment submissions due to low reimbursement.

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