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Mehmet Oz: “80 million people have to pay more than $100 a month for…”

Featuring: Mehmet Oz, Republican | Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | National

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President Trump Makes an Announcement, Dec. 19, 2025

Published | Video Starts at 23:05

This is a very concrete, tangible, personal reality. Because we've got moms with sick children who cannot afford their medications, working families cannot make ends meet. Seniors on fixed income, we have 80 million people have to pay more than $100 a month for their prescriptions. They just can't keep up. So this is a hardcore approach to this driven by a bold leader who's taking bold action. With that bold action, we've now created a standard for the industry. (23:05–23:11)

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Asserts that 80 million Americans pay over $100 monthly for prescriptions.

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