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Mehmet Oz: “About a third of people, when they go to the pharmacy, they…”

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

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Dr. Mehmet Oz on drug prices and Medicaid changes in Trump's new tax law

Published | Video Starts at 00:54

And just to put this in context for many of the viewers, about two thirds of bankruptcies in America are caused by health care expenses. About a third of people, when they go to the pharmacy, they leave empty handed. They can't afford the medication. So the President has said enough global freeloading. We've been covering much of the development costs for new drugs to cure cancer, deal with lots of other illnesses that are life threatening. (00:54–00:58)

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Asserts that one-third of people cannot afford their medication at pharmacies.

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