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Ron Johnson: “Today only 11 cents of every health care dollar is paid for directly by the patient; 89 percent is either paid by…”

On the recordSeptember 5, 2017
Today only 11 cents of every health care dollar is paid for directly by the patient; 89 percent is either paid by government or insurance, the third-party payer.
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Ron Johnson
Republican · Wisconsin

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Highlighting the shift from direct patient payments to third-party payer systems in healthcare.

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