GAO even did an analysis of the expansion. We asked them to look at it with regard to Medicare, when you tried to do it on Medicare, and pass the House. We know that any time you expand Federal pricing and you increase the pool, drug prices in fact will go up. As a matter of fact in 1990, talk to Chairman John Dingell because he passed that back in 1990, and they realized they made a mistake and it increased the price on veterans, and we had to repeal it. I ask you to talk to Chairman Dingell.
Steve Buyer: “GAO even did an analysis of the expansion. We asked them to look at it with regard to Medicare, when you tried to do it…”
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Discussing the impact of federal pricing expansion on drug prices during a debate.
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