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On the recordMarch 14, 2013
Some of the things in the ACA, the Affordable Care Act, these accountable care organizations, it seems to me that there are a lot of problems out there about how you control costs and how medical systems can move to do that that are inherent in the law.
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Jim McDermott
Democratic · Washington

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McDermott discusses issues with the Affordable Care Act related to cost control.

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