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Peter Welch: “The price of Ozempic currently is $11,000.”

Featuring: Peter Welch, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Discussion on Medicare Drug Price Negotiations and Ozempic Pricing

Published | Video Starts at 00:27

Drugs like Ozempic are becoming very popular, and there are signs that they could help millions of people lose weight, prevent diabetes and lower cholesterol. That's a good thing. But The price of Ozempic currently is $11,000. A millions of people using it at sky high prices could bankrupt Medicare. That's a really bad thing. And you know what? In Europe, it's like $1,000 versus $11,000. (00:27–00:32)

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