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Medicare Prescription Drug Benefits
2007-01-16T07:34:07-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNzAxXC8xOTU3MTYtMDItbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Leslie Norwalk talked about legislation to give the secretary of Health and Human Services authority to negotiate lower drug prices for Medicare participants. The House passed a bill to do that the previous week as part of the Democrats' “first 100 hours” effort. The Senate has not yet debated it. The White House has mentioned a possible veto of such a bill. The guest responded to telephone calls and electronic mail.
Leslie Norwalk talked about legislation to give the secretary of Health and Human Services authority to negotiate lower drug prices for Medicare…
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Leslie Norwalk talked about legislation to give the secretary of Health and Human Services authority to negotiate lower drug prices for Medicare participants. The House passed a bill to do that the previous week as part of the Democrats' “first 100 hours” effort. The Senate has not yet debated it. The White House has mentioned a possible veto of such a bill. The guest responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. close
Leslie Norwalk talked about legislation to give the secretary of Health and Human Services authority to negotiate lower drug prices for Medicare… read more
Leslie Norwalk talked about legislation to give the secretary of Health and Human Services authority to negotiate lower drug prices for Medicare participants. The House passed a bill to do that the previous week as part of the Democrats' “first 100 hours” effort. The Senate has not yet debated it. The White House has mentioned a possible veto of such a bill. The guest responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. close
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