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Tammy Baldwin: “In the Inflation Reduction act, the mandate now that…”

Featuring: Tammy Baldwin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Tammy Baldwin Western Wisconsin Journal interview

Published | Video Starts at 06:26

And new enrollees could be added, and we've been able to keep those prices down through even as we emerge from the pandemic. But we'll have more work to do beyond that. And then obviously In the Inflation Reduction act, the mandate now that Medicare negotiate with the big pharmaceutical companies to lower the price of needed prescription drugs, things that treat cancer, diabetes and heart conditions. And we're going to continue that work. We need to not just have a few drugs that have been negotiated, but we need to continue that work so that people's … (06:26–06:43)

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Asserts that the Inflation Reduction Act mandates Medicare to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies to lower drug prices for cancer, diabetes, and heart conditions.

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