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“For the messages of our advocates to hit home in Washington, our voice has to be magnified through grassroots advocacy,” says Dr. Worthing, who emphasizes that advocates are “on the brink of accomplishing so much.”

“If we can advance a few key pieces of legislation, it will help fix the chronic delays and barriers patients face getting care and treatment, and relieve the administrative burdens that are placed on all of us,” he says.

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Mary Beth Nierengarten is a freelance medical journalist based in Minneapolis.

 

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