It's corruption in plain sight. But nowhere was PhRMA's grip on Congress clearer than in 2003, when the industry corrupted legislation that was meant to make medications affordable. See, Congress was creating Medicare Part D, a program meant to help seniors afford prescriptions. But drug companies moved quickly to protect their profits. The industry mobilized an army of lobbyists to secure a key provision in the bill that prevented the federal government from using Medicare's bargaining power to negotiate lower prices. (02:10–02:16)
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Asserts that Medicare Part D was intended to make prescriptions affordable for seniors.
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