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Bernie Sanders: “More than one out of four Americans do not fill their prescriptions because they cannot afford the cost.”

On the recordNovember 19, 2014
More than one out of four Americans do not fill their prescriptions because they cannot afford the cost.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Senator Sanders points out the affordability crisis in prescription medications.

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