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Joe Pitts: “The removal of these drugs from protected class status risks the lives of current and future beneficiaries.”

On the recordFebruary 25, 2014
The removal of these drugs from protected class status risks the lives of current and future beneficiaries.
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Joe Pitts
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Pitts warns about the dangers of eliminating protected drug classes in Medicare.

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