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Lanon Baccam: “Medicare now has the ability to negotiate for ten drugs.”

Featuring: Lanon Baccam, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Iowa, District 3

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KCCI US House 3rd District Debate

Published | Video Starts at 42:51

We should find ways to do this. The Affordable Care act has covered 50 million people. Medicare is a key program that helps folks get healthcare access. And the fact that Medicare now has the ability to negotiate for ten drugs. that's really important here. The congressman is part of a group that wants to repeal that and eliminate it. Folks, my dad had a stroke just a number of years ago. (42:51–42:55)

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Asserts that Medicare can negotiate prices for ten drugs.

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