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Matt Cartwright: “We can do that by allowing Medicare to negotiate…”

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

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PA 8th Congressional District Debate

Published | Video Starts at 06:06

I want to continue to fight for Social Security and Medicare and Medicaid and keeping people with preexisting conditions covered with health insurance and bringing down the skyrocketing cost of prescription meds. We can do that by allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices. I want to keep fighting for veterans and I want to do something that we haven't done so far in this Congress, and that is we have to invest in our nation. (06:06–06:12)

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Asserts that allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices can reduce prescription costs.

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