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On the recordSeptember 6, 2016
Now, the reason I raise this issue is that we all know that about 70 percent of healthcare costs occur in the last 6 months of life.
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Jim McDermott
Democratic · Washington

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Discussing the financial impact of healthcare decisions at the end of life.

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