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David Roe: “The question is, our people are paying the price for that, and when we look at a 42,000--it is 80,000 on the private…”

On the recordFebruary 2, 2016
The question is, our people are paying the price for that, and when we look at a 42,000--it is 80,000 on the private side--to get this treatment.
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David Roe
Republican · Vermont

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Roe highlights the high costs of treatment for American patients.

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