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NBCC’s open letter to Ways and Means demands markup for Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act

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NBCC President Fran Visco authored the following open letter to the House Ways and Means Committee, criticizing the committee for failing to bring the Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act, HR 2048, before the committee for markup.

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