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Lobbying Doctors

NPR
Published December 3, 2000 at 12:00 AM EST

NPR's Joanne Silberner reports on the lobbying done by doctors on Capitol Hill. The top three things physicians most commonly lobby for are Medicare reimbursement, managed care reform and funding for medical research.

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