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Byron Dorgan: Do you believe that Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Dakota should cover a prescription drug that is an FDA-approved…

On the recordMay 8, 2003
Do you believe that Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Dakota should cover a prescription drug that is an FDA-approved drug purchased at a drug store in Emerson, Canada, brought back for personal use by a senior citizen in North Dakota?
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota
Source
congress.gov
May 8, 2003

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Questioning the coverage of prescription drugs from Canada by Blue Cross and Blue Shield.

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