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Jim McDermott: “The idea of that is, in fact, to make people pay more out of pocket on the assumption that they will be more careful…”

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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