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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>340B Protection and Accountability Act of 2019<br> </b><br> This bill makes various changes to the 340B prescription drug pricing program, including requiring certain participants to pay annual user fees and requiring certain participants to establish sliding scales for the amounts they charge low-income individuals for outpatient drugs.</p>]]></text>
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