U.S. Congressman Doug Walgren says that $1 billion was spent on unnecessary surgery through Medicaid and billed to the taxpayer
Representative Douglas Walgren (of Pennsylvania) says that Medicaid patients receive twice as many surgical procedures as the rest of the population, claiming that this is leading to overspending on medical care.
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- In Collections
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G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Copyright Status
- No Copyright
- Date
- 1977-09-06
- Interviewees
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Walgren, Douglas, 1940-
- Broadcasters
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NBC Television Network
- Subjects
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Medicaid
Medical fees
- Material Type
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Sound recordings
- Language
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English
- Extent
- 00:07:30
- Venue Note
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Broadcast 1977 September 6.
- Holding Institution
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Vincent Voice Library
- Call Number
- Voice 6467
- Catalog Record
- http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b8534162
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