And it all came down to something that happened here in Washington one time in the middle of the night, early morning hours of the night, and that was that A bill was passed that prohibited Medicare from negotiating the price [of drugs]. Medicare has to make the drugs available, but it cannot negotiate the price and we've been trying to change that. (18:36–18:46)
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Asserts that legislation prevents Medicare from negotiating drug prices.
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