Direct OTC Purchases With Pre-Tax Accounts Swing On ACA Change, Not Repeal
Executive Summary
Sens. Pat Roberts, R-KS, and Heidi Heitkamp, D-ND, and Reps. Lynn Jenkins, R-KS and Ron Kind, D-WI, once again introduce the Restoring Access to Medications Act, proposing amending rather than repealing ACA.
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