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Hoyt

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4. Guess you never saw feeble elderly people cutting pills in thirds before the drug program

Reply to randys1 (Reply #1)

Mon May 18, 2015, 05:40 PM

May 2015

was enacted in 2005. Worse they just went without.

The drug program was flawed, and Obama has improved it. But up until 2005, no one - even Democrats -- seemed to care.

I do think Sanders' bill is another improvement.

We need to start aggressively negotiating prices under Medicare.

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Sanders takes aim at high drug prices [View all] Dem2 May 2015 OP

The big fat wet kiss to the RX industry by the Bush administration is something very few idiot cons randys1 May 2015 #1

Yup kenfrequed May 2015 #3

Guess you never saw feeble elderly people cutting pills in thirds before the drug program Hoyt May 2015 #4

still do, my wife works in pharmacy, not the point, OBVIOUSLY randys1 May 2015 #6

Well, it does help the elderly. That is the point. Like saying Social Security helps grocery stores. Hoyt May 2015 #7

I hope those who are paying ridiculous drug prices hear about this BrotherIvan May 2015 #2

Tis the season.... MaggieD May 2015 #5