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Debra Patt Discusses the Impact of Health Care Reform on Patients

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Debra Patt, from Texas Oncology and The US Oncology Network, discusses the impact of health care reform on patients with cancer.

Debra Patt, medical oncologist, Texas Oncology, medical director, Healthcare Informatics, McKesson Specialty Health, The US Oncology Network, discusses the impact of health care reform on patients with cancer.

“What I see is that not enough individuals who would otherwise qualify [for subsidies] are signing up for the exchanges they need,” she says.

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