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Bernie Sanders: “Put a cap of what seniors will pay for prescription drugs…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 18:32

I'm sorry, lowering the price of insulin for seniors. We have also worked hard with some success in lowering the cost of asthma inhalers, which is a big deal. Put a cap of what seniors will pay for prescription drugs, people on Medicare at $2,000. And most importantly, and Biden deserves a lot of credit for that. For the first time in history, the United States government will be beginning to do what every other major country does and start negotiating prices. (18:32–18:39)

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Asserts that there is a $2,000 cap on prescription drug costs for seniors on Medicare.

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