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Mehmet Oz: “One third of all prescriptions are not filled in the…”

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

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… the grocery store, paying for their kids, a fundamentally important need that would be squeezed out because they couldn't compromise on drugs. Or often worse, they compromise on the drugs. One third of all prescriptions are not filled in the pharmacy. Because of this. We talked through the winter, we talked through the spring, we talked through the summer, and we got nowhere. We stalled. The industry is powerful. They're important. (14:55–14:59)

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Asserts that one-third of prescriptions are not filled due to cost issues.

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