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Virginia’s Prescription Drug Affordability Board Needs Guardrails to Protect Patient Access
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Virginia’s Prescription Drug Affordability Board needs guardrails to protect patient access
A Publix pharmacy manager retrieves medication. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)As a full-time practicing medical oncologist in Winchester, I spend my days with Virginians who bravely fight cancer. Sadly, these patients and their families face another battle, one that induces stress and anxiety: the cost of care. The financial burden can be as overwhelming as the disease itself. Both are hard. Lawmakers in Richmond can help patients by enacti…
Virginia’s Affordable Medicine Act aims to cut prescription costs for millions
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