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On the recordJuly 20, 2011
the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare has estimated that nearly $240 billion could be saved in the Medicare program over 10 years if the Secretary were authorized to negotiate drug prices.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse highlights potential savings in Medicare through drug price negotiations.

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