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Michael Burgess: “If we are serious about bringing down the cost of health care, we have to eliminate, not just reduce, but eliminate…”

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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