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Janice Schakowsky: “I wonder if you could describe in--perhaps more specifically what we see, many of us, including providers, as a domestic…”

On the recordMarch 25, 2019
I wonder if you could describe in--perhaps more specifically what we see, many of us, including providers, as a domestic gag rule preventing physicians and providers from giving the full story of the full range of health care services.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Schakowsky questions the impact of regulations on healthcare providers' ability to inform patients.

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