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On the recordJanuary 20, 2016
The administration has consistently urged Congress to pass legislation that would give Medicare the same authority that Medicaid already has.
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Pat Toomey
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Toomey discusses the need for Medicare to have similar powers as Medicaid regarding opioid prescriptions.

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