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Michael Burgess: “The extra price tag to the government of a one-size-fits-all healthcare system is north of $30 trillion.”

On the recordApril 29, 2019
The extra price tag to the government of a one-size-fits-all healthcare system is north of $30 trillion.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Burgess warns about the high costs of a universal healthcare system.

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