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Jamie Raskin: “The idea that you, as the oncologist, would prescribe a specific drug for your patient and then be forced to use a…”

On the recordMay 22, 2023
The idea that you, as the oncologist, would prescribe a specific drug for your patient and then be forced to use a different drug, that does not work when obviously you are an expert in the field and you have someone presumably who is a non-doctor overriding your judgment and forcing the use of this other drug.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Raskin criticizes the practice of overriding doctors' prescriptions for cheaper alternatives.

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