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On the recordMay 19, 2014
The idea of that is, in fact, to make people pay more out of pocket on the assumption that they will be more careful healthcare consumers.
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Jim McDermott
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

McDermott criticizes proposals that increase out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries.

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