If that looks bad, you have at it. That's the truth. This is how the system has worked for a long time. But it doesn't have to, and it doesn't always. Tonight, for the first time, Medicare will finally negotiate with the drug companies to lower the prices. In 2022, I helped pass a bill that finally started to break pharma's grip on Congress. Georgia seniors out of pocket prescription costs are now capped at $2,000 per year. (03:24–03:31)
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Asserts that Medicare will now negotiate drug prices for the first time.
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