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Sherrod Brown: “Because Medicare cannot negotiate drug prices, it seems some unscrupulous companies see that as an open door to gouge…”

On the recordJune 25, 2018
Because Medicare cannot negotiate drug prices, it seems some unscrupulous companies see that as an open door to gouge the government and to gouge all the rest of us too.
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Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Brown criticizes the inability of Medicare to negotiate drug prices, leading to price gouging.

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