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Janice Schakowsky: “That is why it is also vital for Congress to pass meaningful and necessary patient protections that will help give…”

On the recordSeptember 29, 1999
That is why it is also vital for Congress to pass meaningful and necessary patient protections that will help give millions of Americans the tools they need to end HMO abuses and hold HMOs accountable.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois
Source
congress.gov
Sep 29, 1999

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Calling for congressional action to protect patients from HMO abuses.

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