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I was reading something today about Medicare and drug costs. Then latter I was reading an op-ed on a legal case not related. Something about getting around a law you can't get changed.
Light bulb. Medicare can't negotiate with drug companies over costs by law. Why not have Medicare buy from the Veteran's Administration THAT CAN negotiate? Let the VA have 5% for saving us all billions of $?
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Genius. And it should even lower costs more for VA and everyone since they'll be buying tons more.
JaneyVee
Feb 2013
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I remember the republican response when democrats asked, why can’t we negotiate prices?
busterbrown
Feb 2013
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