On the recordSeptember 6, 2016
We are trying to pass legislation not only in the VA but across the board that basically they cannot do that, to rate hospitals or rate the quality----
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congress.govJoe Manchin: “We are trying to pass legislation not only in the VA but across the board that basically they cannot do that, to rate…”
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Manchin discusses efforts to legislate against rating hospitals based on opioid prescriptions.
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