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Angus King: “Is there any straightface argument for Medicare not bargaining for drugs?”

On the recordFebruary 12, 2013
Is there any straightface argument for Medicare not bargaining for drugs?
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

Editor's note · Context

Senator King challenges the rationale behind Medicare's inability to negotiate drug prices.

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