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GOP drug prices

Readers should remember that when Republicans passed Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit, they prohibited Medicare from negotiating lower drug prices with the drug companies. The Republicans are responsible, in part, for higher drug prices, especially for seniors.

Richard Richardson,

Cudjoe Key

This story was originally published February 17, 2016 at 8:36 PM with the headline "GOP drug prices."

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