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Tim Kaine: “Between 2006 and 2014, Medicare spending on opioids went up from $1.5 billion to $3.9 billion”

On the recordJuly 21, 2015
Between 2006 and 2014, Medicare spending on opioids went up from $1.5 billion to $3.9 billion
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine presents statistics on the increase in Medicare spending on opioids over eight years.

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