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Jim Webb: “The point could fairly be made that this is not the result of inefficiencies; it's the result of a national phenomenon.”

On the recordApril 12, 2011
The point could fairly be made that this is not the result of inefficiencies; it's the result of a national phenomenon.
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Jim Webb
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Senator Webb acknowledges that rising healthcare costs reflect national trends, not just inefficiencies.

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