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On the recordJuly 11, 2016
I think what we are all dancing around here on the back and forth is that, even if we want to move to value-based payment systems because that is a better way to deliver health care--it is proven--then what do we need to do to make sure there are penalties for people who are abusive of that system for other reasons?
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Maria Cantwell
Democratic · Washington

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Cantwell emphasizes the need for penalties in value-based healthcare systems.

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