You know, in the VA they have price negotiation in the Medicare program. Congress, thanks to Tom delay, made it illegal to bulk price and negotiate when you're buying drugs. VA oftentimes the same drug will cost 50, 60, 70% less than what it will cost through Medicare. Canada negotiates price discounts. So this is billions and billions of dollars that we can save, in my view, without adversely affecting the bottom line of a lot of these … (03:11–03:18)
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