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Brian Mast: “The United States has paid more for brand name drugs than…”

Featuring: Brian Mast, Republican | U.S. House, Florida, District 21

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Published | Video Starts at 06:47

But the people here in Congress that write those letters, they don't want the information about the credit worthiness of those that they might have to write a letter for. Absolutely ridiculous. I want to talk about something else. The United States has paid more for brand name drugs than any other high income country for decades. this has taken place. One study reported that we pay nearly three times what people in other wealthy countries pay for the exact same name brand medications. (06:47–06:56)

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