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Tim Kaine: “Third, we must harness the power of Medicare to shift the focus on our healthcare system from paying for procedures and…”

On the recordNovember 28, 2017
Third, we must harness the power of Medicare to shift the focus on our healthcare system from paying for procedures and sickness to paying for health and outcomes.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine emphasizes the need to focus Medicare on health outcomes rather than just procedures.

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