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Raul Ruiz: “Somebody is getting richer on the backs of our patients.”

On the recordApril 9, 2019
Somebody is getting richer on the backs of our patients.
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Raul Ruiz
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Questioning who profits from rising insulin prices impacting patients.

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