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Michael Burgess: “However, the government's protection of its investment arbitrarily ceases after 36 months, when Medicare suddenly…”

On the recordJune 27, 2013
However, the government's protection of its investment arbitrarily ceases after 36 months, when Medicare suddenly refuses to pay for the life-sustaining immunosuppressant drug coverage needed to keep a transplanted kidney alive and functioning.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Burgess criticizes Medicare's policy on kidney transplant drug coverage as harmful to patients.

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