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On health care, consumer groups have no seat at the table

Sabri Ben-Achour Jun 19, 2017
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On health care, consumer groups have no seat at the table

Sabri Ben-Achour Jun 19, 2017
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The Senate is working to get its own version of the American Health Care Act ready before it goes on recess July 3. Only a small group of senators is working on it, without the input of many other people. This has been frustrating for some consumer groups, who say they’ve been locked out. So many of these organizations are taking their messages directly to the American people.

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