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On the recordJune 7, 2012
If we are serious about bringing down the cost of health care, we have to eliminate, not just reduce, but eliminate these inappropriate payments.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Burgess emphasizes the need to eliminate inappropriate Medicare payments to reduce health care costs.

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