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Michael Burgess: “The most valuable thing I have is my time, and if I have got an uninsured patient and I can take care of them at an…”

On the recordFebruary 13, 2013
The most valuable thing I have is my time, and if I have got an uninsured patient and I can take care of them at an outpatient surgery site... I am actually ahead even though I didn't make any money that day
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Burgess emphasizes the value of time in treating uninsured patients.

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