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Afford ad and Medicare drug price claim in Iowa fact check
Health Care Voter launched an Afford TV ad in Cedar Rapids and Des Moines arguing that Medicare should negotiate drug prices with manufacturers to lower costs. The piece notes the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 does not include direct negotiation powers and rates the claim as accurate but incomplete, with context about bipartisan support and political risk.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Health Care Voter
Influence Watch
Medicare
Federal
Centers For Medicare and
Medicaid Services
U.S
Kaiser Family Foundation
Congress
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Amy Klobuchar
Department of Veterans Affairs
Elijah E. Cummings
House
Kaiser
Health and Human Services
Grassley
Senate Finance Committee
the Hill
Senate
Brookings Institution
Congressional Budget Office
Thegazette