Jim McDermott actually said...

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.

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

09/06/2016

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It is not what happens in Mr. Kind's district, where about 80 percent of the people have advance directives.