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Rheumatology in a COVID & Post-COVID World

Christopher Phillips, MD  |  

Christopher Phillips, MD, balances time with his solo private practice in Paducah, Ky., to help rheumatologists fight insurance battles for their patients in his role as chair of the ACR’s Insurance Subcommittee (ISC).

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