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Congress and health care: Legislation to watch
Author(s)Richard Payerchin
Rep. Greg Murphy, MD, offers a physician’s perspective on health care and Washington, D.C.
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Electronic fund transfers, streamlining Medicare and the Inflation Reduction Act all are on the agenda when lawmakers in Congress look to reform parts of the U.S. health care system, said Rep. Greg Murphy, MD (R-North Carolina).
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