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Lawmakers hear case against bid program

March 15, 2013Liz Beaulieu, Editor

WASHINGTON - Stakeholders say the biggest take-away from the industry's Hill briefings on March 14 is the need to continue educating lawmakers and staffers on competitive bidding. “Some offices are very well educated on the issue, but there are many more that have only a very basic understanding of it,” said Cara Bachenheimer, senior vice president of government relations for Invacare. “There were questions like, when will rural areas be included in the program?” Speakers...

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