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Matt Cartwright: “Starting in January, there's a formulary that Medicare is…”

Featuring: Matt Cartwright, Democratic | Former U.S. House, Pennsylvania, District 8

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Legislative Forum with Congressman Matt Cartwright

Published | Video Starts at 57:38

… previous years, they know that the increase Whatever it is, is swallowed up by the premium increases for Medicare Part D. They know that. They're very jaded about that. But Starting in January, there's a formulary that Medicare is allowed to negotiate drug prices with big pharmaceutical companies. prices with big pharmaceutical companies. And as a result, wonderful things are going to happen. We're able to cap seniors out of pocket expenses at $2,000 a year on medications. (57:38–57:52)

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Asserts that Medicare will have a formulary to negotiate drug prices starting in January.

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