Season 1 · Episode 33
Event Rebroadcast: U.S. Senator Susan Collins on Addressing Rising Drug Prices
August 3, 201838m 51s
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Show Notes
Stat: $477 billion. That's the amount spent on prescription drugs in the United States last year, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
Story: Skyrocketing prescription drug prices have long troubled U.S. Senator Susan Collins of Maine, who has championed bipartisan legislation to give consumers more affordable choices. In this rebroadcast of a Pew event, she discusses what can be done to manage drug costs and ensure that Americans get the medicine they need.