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Gene Green: “The CBO estimates that last year Medicare Part D spent $65 billion on prescription drugs.”

On the recordOctober 20, 2015
The CBO estimates that last year Medicare Part D spent $65 billion on prescription drugs.
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Gene Green
Democratic · Texas

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Gene Green highlights the significant spending on Medicare Part D without effective systems for medication compliance.

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