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Debbie Wasserman Schultz: “No one should be unable to afford life-saving medication, but 42 percent of cancer patients deplete their entire net…”

On the recordMay 17, 2021
No one should be unable to afford life-saving medication, but 42 percent of cancer patients deplete their entire net worth.
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Democratic · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the financial burden of high drug prices on cancer patients.

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