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On the recordNovember 5, 2013
The Medicare prescription drug program has been a godsend to millions of seniors by offering life-saving medicine, and it has cost 30 percent less than the Congressional Budget Office had predicted.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden praises the success and cost-effectiveness of Medicare Part D.

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