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Bernie Sanders: “What we know--and it's true of dental care and it's true of healthcare as well--is if a Medicaid patient needs primary…”

On the recordSeptember 11, 2013
What we know--and it's true of dental care and it's true of healthcare as well--is if a Medicaid patient needs primary care, can't find a primary healthcare provider and walks into an emergency room, it costs 10 times more than walking into a community health center.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the cost disparity between emergency care and community health centers for Medicaid patients.

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