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Mehmet Oz: “It took a long time to make [generics] 91% of the…”

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

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RFK Jr makes major announcement about lower drug prices for Americans

Published | Video Starts at 16:52

Secretary Kennedy went through these numbers, just put that 1984 date in your mind. That's when Congress acted and said these things called generics exist. It took a long time to make [generics] 91% of the medications that we currently use, saving billions of dollars to the American taxpayer. But there's a group called the catchy name association of Accessible Medicines. How many of you have heard of that name? I didn't think so. One person put their hand up too. (16:52–17:00)

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Asserts that generics now make up 91% of medications used, saving billions for taxpayers.

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