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Peter Welch: “Let's get into the details a little bit on this. Under current law, the Secretary of HHS is prohibited from interfering…”

On the recordSeptember 24, 2019
Let's get into the details a little bit on this. Under current law, the Secretary of HHS is prohibited from interfering with the negotiations between drug manufacturers and pharmacies and prescription drug plan sponsors.
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont

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Peter Welch discusses the prohibition on HHS interfering in drug price negotiations.

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