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Herb Kohl: The United States accounts for $1.7 trillion of the $3.3 trillion spent annually for health care worldwide yet ranks…

On the recordJune 27, 2006
The United States accounts for $1.7 trillion of the $3.3 trillion spent annually for health care worldwide yet ranks 37th worldwide in quality of care.
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Herb Kohl
Democratic · Wisconsin
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congress.gov
Jun 27, 2006

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Senator Kohl highlights the disparity between U.S. healthcare spending and quality.

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