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Robert Berry: “I conducted a study and discovered that seniors in Connecticut's 3rd District pay an average of twice what the…”

On the recordFebruary 11, 1999
I conducted a study and discovered that seniors in Connecticut's 3rd District pay an average of twice what the pharmaceutical companies' preferred customers pay. And by 'preferred customers,' so it is clear, and I am sure others have made that clear here today, these are large corporate institutional customers with market power for which they can buy drugs at a discount price.
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Robert Berry
Arkansas

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Discussing the challenges seniors face with pharmaceutical costs.

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