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title: "6 Medical Expenses Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [It's very difficult when you have $1.50 per day to spend on food and drink, but for people who live this reality,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-brosnahan/it-s-very-difficult-when-you-have-1-50-per-day-to-spend-on-food-and/)

[Rachel Brosnahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-brosnahan/)

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> [“s medical expenses. When he was finally released from the hospital, he convalesced at home for a long time. He couldn’t work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-biltz/s-medical-expenses-when-he-was-finally-released-from-the-hospital-he/)

[Mark Biltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-biltz/)

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> [When you pay a hospital bill, you're really paying two hospital bills - one bill for you because you have a job…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-o-rourke/when-you-pay-a-hospital-bill-you-re-really-paying-two-hospital-bills/)

[P. J. O'Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-o-rourke/)

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> [Long gone are the days when hospital stays and surgeries made up the bulk of seniors annual medical expenses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-gerlach/long-gone-are-the-days-when-hospital-stays-and-surgeries-made-up-the/)

[Jim Gerlach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-gerlach/)

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> [If we have the right preventive and primary care, if we start charging for comprehensive care in the chronic cases, 10 percent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-j-clinton/if-we-have-the-right-preventive-and-primary-care-if-we-start-charging/)

[William J. Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-j-clinton/)

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> [I've been fortunate to be treated by excellent doctors at world-class hospitals. In the last year alone, my insurance has covered over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suleika-jaouad/i-ve-been-fortunate-to-be-treated-by-excellent-doctors-at-world-class/)

[Suleika Jaouad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suleika-jaouad/)

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