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Bernie Sanders: “Medicare will negotiate drug prices. We started off with 10…”

Featuring: Bernie Sanders, Independent | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Bernie Sanders Discusses Politics, Wealth Inequality, and Healthcare on Flagrant Podcast

Published | Video Starts at 1:15:11

You got a joke, you charge any price you want. Doesn't matter. For the first time, what we did is now have a law that says we are going to negotiate Medicare will negotiate drug prices. We started off with 10. It'll be expanding. Is it enough? No. Is it a slot? Yes, it is. Yeah. I just feel like there should be a certain point in time where patriotism kicks in. (1:15:11–1:15:17)

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Asserts that Medicare will start negotiating drug prices, starting with 10 drugs and expanding.

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