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Chris Murphy: “You have got to give Medicare the power to use its huge purchasing power to negotiate directly with drug companies.”

On the recordSeptember 15, 2021
You have got to give Medicare the power to use its huge purchasing power to negotiate directly with drug companies.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut
Source
msnbc.com

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Senator Murphy argues for Medicare to negotiate drug prices to lower costs for beneficiaries.

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