So this raises the question that's really bothering me, and that is it goes back to what Senator King was asking about, and that is why on Earth is DoD requiring vertical integration... the very company that's supposed to be doing the managing also owns this pharmacy that is competing with our independent pharmacies. And in fact, we've got the data charging more, at least in some of the cases, charging both our service members more and charging our federal government more. (04:49–05:04)
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Asserts that DoD requires vertical integration, allowing a managing company to own competing pharmacies.
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