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Remarks by Barry Straube, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, during the Joint Plenary Session on September 28, 2007 at the AHRQ 2007 Annual Meeting.
Barry Straube at Joint Plenary Session, 2007 AHRQ Annual Meeting