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Tony Evers: “It also found 30% of the adults aren't taking the…”

Featuring: Tony Evers, Democratic | Governor of Wisconsin

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Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address

Published | Video Starts at 40:10

According to a 2023 national survey, more than a quarter of adults in America are having a hard time affording their prescription drugs. I found 30%. It also found 30% of the adults aren't taking the medications prescribed due to cost. No Wisconsinite should have to choose between paying bills and putting food on the table and getting their life saving medication. Accessing health care and picking up basic prescriptions or insulin should not break the bank folks. (40:10–40:17)

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Asserts that 30% of adults are not taking prescribed medications due to cost.

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