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Kamala Harris: “We have allowed for the first time, Medicare to negotiate…”

Featuring: Kamala Harris, Democrat | Former Vice President of the United States | National

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Published | Video Starts at 1:24:30

And thankfully, as I've been vice president, and we over the last four years have strengthened the Affordable Care act, We have allowed for the first time, Medicare to negotiate drug prices on behalf of you, the American people. Donald Trump said he was going to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices. He never did. We did. And now we have capped the cost of insulin at $35 a month. (1:24:30–1:24:37)

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Asserts that Medicare can now negotiate drug prices for Americans.

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