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Association petitions support for breast bill

August 26, 2010Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor

HOUSTON - Frustrated with the slow progress of a bill that would require Medicare to pay for custom breast forms, the American Association of Breast Care Professionals (AABCP) in July launched an online petition. "We are hoping to get 10,000 signatures so that we can bring it to Congress and say, 'See, there's support for this,'" said Rhonda Turner, executive director of AABCP. "We are hoping our members, as well as the breast care community at large, manufacturers and consumers will (sign the petition)." Introduced...

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