On the recordApril 22, 2013
We spend about $10 billion a year on that program, who are graduating almost no primary care physicians.
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congress.govBernie Sanders: “We spend about $10 billion a year on that program, who are graduating almost no primary care physicians.”
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Critique of Medicare funding for medical education lacking primary care graduates.
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