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Joe Manchin: “You need to be recognized in an affirmative way for basically not allowing your VA patients to dictate the dispensing as…”

On the recordJanuary 16, 2018
You need to be recognized in an affirmative way for basically not allowing your VA patients to dictate the dispensing as part of the overall care they are getting.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Manchin advocates for recognition of VA's efforts in managing patient care and opioid dispensing.

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