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Elissa Slotkin: “VA insurance, military insurance, all are allowed to…”

Featuring: Elissa Slotkin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Michigan

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Debate Night in Michigan: US Senate candidates discuss the issues

Published | Video Starts at 20:38

You walk into a Costco, you know you're going to get a lower price because you're buying in bulk. Mike Rogers voted five times against allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices. Virginia VA insurance, military insurance, all are allowed to negotiate drug prices. The Canadians can, but not the Americans. That is just pure unadulterated greed on behalf of the pharmaceutical industry. Move on. We have seen what has happened with a 50% surge in housing prices from 2012 to 2022. (20:38–20:46)

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Asserts that VA and military insurance can negotiate drug prices, unlike Medicare previously.

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