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WASHINGTON — The Senate Finance Committee plans to vote Nov. 8 on legislation that includes substance misuse and mental health policies, reforms to drug middlemen’s business practices, and extensions to provider payment policies in Medicare and Medicaid, according to five health care lobbyists.

The legislation would package together versions of health care policies that the committee has been working on for some time.

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The Finance Committee did not respond to confirm the upcoming hearing.

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