Medicare has a new plan to address drug shortages

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A patient receives an IV drip at a hospital in Portland, Ore. Jenny Kane/AP

WASHINGTON — A new White House task force on drug shortages held a rare in-person meeting last Friday with representatives from hospitals, drugmakers, pharmacies, and others in the drug supply chain to brainstorm policies for stemming shortages of cancer drugs.

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