Supplement Marketing Strategies To Seniors Slated For Senate Cmte. Debate
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The Senate Select Committee on Aging will discuss marketing and distribution strategies for health care products targeted to the elderly at a hearing tentatively scheduled for Sept. 10.
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