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Kristin Lyerly: “Prescription drugs are too expensive. We have to lower the…”

Featuring: Kristin Lyerly, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Wisconsin, District 8

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Ben Wikler & Kristin Lyerly

Published | Video Starts at 24:47

In rural areas where aging and our aging populations don't have the same accessibility, they can't get to the doctor, but they need more contact with the doctor. They need more prescription drugs. Prescription drugs are too expensive. We have to lower the cost of prescription drugs. And we're making some headway there. But there's so much more, more work that needs to be done. So if our leaders were actually focused on solving these problems that affect our lives every single day, we would get somewhere. (24:47–24:54)

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Asserts that prescription drug costs are high and need to be reduced.

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