Medicare FY Budget 1997. Letter to U.S. President William Jefferson Clinton.

Medicare;United States Health Care Financing Administration;Insurance, Health, Reimbursement;Rate Setting and Review;Hospitals;Specialties, Medical

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medicare_fy_budget_1997_letter_to_clinton_1996.pdf

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