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Jocelyn Benson: “I also want to take on the prescription drug rising rates…”

Featuring: Jocelyn Benson, Democratic | Secretary of State of Michigan

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In Focus Michigan Gubernatorial Candidates

Published | Video Starts at 04:55

We want to invest in rural healthcare opportunities so that in our many rural communities, hospitals that are closing do not mean denial of care. And I also want to take on the prescription drug rising rates that we see by creating a prescription drug affordability board that has been shown in 12 other states to actually drive down the cost of medicine. I mean, too many Michigan ganders are literally having to choose between whether to eat and pay for medicine. Seniors on a fixed income having significant struggles there. (04:55–05:05)

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Asserts a plan to create a prescription drug affordability board to reduce medicine costs, modeled after 12 other states.

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