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On the recordApril 29, 2014
Because I think that, when there is this much money on the table as there is in health care today, it is bound to attract some folks who don't have the best interests of the patients or the government or the taxpayers at heart.
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Jim McDermott
Democratic · Washington

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McDermott highlights concerns about potential fraud in healthcare due to financial incentives.

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