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Jim McDermott: Getting the people covered by health care is one thing. Controlling the cost is another thing, and this is about…

On the recordMay 10, 2016
Getting the people covered by health care is one thing. Controlling the cost is another thing, and this is about controlling the cost, and I don't believe we have our arms around it yet.
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Jim McDermott
Democratic · Washington

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Emphasizing the challenge of controlling healthcare costs.

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