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Jim McDermott: “Several years ago, Sandy Levin and I put an amendment into the Medicare legislation requiring that everybody who applies…”

On the recordFebruary 6, 2012
Several years ago, Sandy Levin and I put an amendment into the Medicare legislation requiring that everybody who applies be given a set of final directives.
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Jim McDermott
Democratic · Washington

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McDermott discusses the importance of patient directives in Medicare legislation.

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