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On the recordJuly 17, 2019
I come to the floor today to once again give the facts about the Democrats' one-size-fits-all healthcare proposal, the legislation that many Democrats are referring to as Medicare for All. My focus today is what is going to happen to American patients if the government takes full control of our Nation's healthcare system. I speak as a doctor who practiced medicine for 24 years in Casper, WY. It is so interesting, as a doctor, to take a look at what is being proposed because I know the specifics of the impacts on the lives of patients, patients I have taken care of as part of my training and part of my practice in Wyoming, and as a doctor, I have personally studied what is happening to healthcare in other countries around the world. You have no doubt heard about the worsening crisis of care in England. There are doctor shortages, and, of course, there is rationing of care. British rationing has actually become the focus of a recent article in the magazine, The Economist. The article is entitled, ``The front line of England's NHS is being reinvented.'' It says, ``A shortage of family doctors leaves little choice but to try something new.'' Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to have this article printed in the Record.…
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John Barrasso
Republican · Wyoming
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Jul 17, 2019

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