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Tommy Thompson: “If we stick with the fee-for-service system under Medicare, we will bankrupt our nation.”

On the recordJanuary 25, 2011
If we stick with the fee-for-service system under Medicare, we will bankrupt our nation.
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Tommy Thompson
Wisconsin

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Thompson warns that the current Medicare payment model could lead to national bankruptcy.

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