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On the recordFebruary 23, 2016
As a result, 26 Senators signed a letter that I spearheaded with Senator Heidi Heitkamp to Secretary Burwell asking CMS to take a look at the results of those well-intentioned questions.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Collins discusses a letter to CMS regarding opioid prescription pressures.

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