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This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
House Majority leader floats device tax repeal as fiscal cliff issue. The U.S. Preventative Services Task Force issued draft recommendations with middling support for hepatitis C screening in the general baby-boomer population. More news.
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