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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “So you would say, and am I correct in saying, that the VA is using collective bargaining power in the market to lower…”

On the recordJanuary 28, 2019
So you would say, and am I correct in saying, that the VA is using collective bargaining power in the market to lower the price of drugs as a counter to some of the for-profit or profit motive pressures, upward pressures from the cost of pharmaceuticals?
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Ocasio-Cortez highlights the VA's role in negotiating lower drug prices.

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