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In most countries, health care systems negotiate drug prices directly with pharmaceutical companies, making crucial drugs more affordable for their citizens. In America, that wasn’t the case until recently.
Signed into law in August of 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act made several changes aimed at strengthening the United States Medicare program. One of those changes allowed Medicare, for the very first time, to directly negotiate drug prices.
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Credits:
Aaron Carroll -- Writer
Tiffany Doherty -- Writer and Script Editor
John Green -- Executive Producer
Stan Muller -- Director, Producer
Mark Olsen – Art Director, Producer
Signed into law in August of 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act made several changes aimed at strengthening the United States Medicare program. One of those changes allowed Medicare, for the very first time, to directly negotiate drug prices.
Related HCT episodes:
How Drug Pricing Works: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkfBg8ML-gIlsm_RzTTp5X9hR9Sea52Ya
Be sure to check out our podcast!
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkfBg8ML-gInFaYyYhKLBp2u7h5IojTw4
Other Healthcare Triage Links:
1. Support the channel on Patreon: http://vid.io/xqXr
2. Check out our Facebook page: http://goo.gl/LnOq5z
3. We still have merchandise available at http://www.hctmerch.com
4. Aaron's book "The Bad Food Bible: How and Why to Eat Sinfully" is available wherever books are sold, such as Amazon: http://amzn.to/2hGvhKw
Credits:
Aaron Carroll -- Writer
Tiffany Doherty -- Writer and Script Editor
John Green -- Executive Producer
Stan Muller -- Director, Producer
Mark Olsen – Art Director, Producer
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