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More Categories Added in Building a Case for Medicare and Medicaid Investment

Published in Government Relations on August 03, 2022

In this episode of Industry Matters, John Gallagher, VP of Government Relations and Mark Higley, VP of Regulatory Affairs for VGM & Associates, talk with Brian Leitten, CEO of Leitten Consulting about a recent study looking at three additional categories for building a case for additional Medicare and Medicaid investment.

Read the full study here or visit vgmgov.com.

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