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Rauner vetoes physician discipline exemption for Lyme disease treatment
Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed legislation Wednesday aimed at combatting Lyme disease because he doesn’t approve of a disciplinary exemption for physicians who prescribe experimental treatments, including a long-term antibiotic. But he’s asking state agencies to enact other parts of the bill.