Nor did I hear the President talk about how one out of four Americans cannot afford the prescription drugs their doctors prescribe. I hope you all know that We pay the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs, in some cases 10 times more, for the same exact drug as Canadians or Europeans or the Japanese. bank, and subsidize the drug companies, too. But somehow or another, despite an hour and a half of talk, not one word about prescription drugs. (30:35–30:47)
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Asserts that the U.S. pays the highest global prices for prescription drugs, sometimes 10 times more than other countries.
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