Biden, Sanders tout efforts to lower 'outrageous' prescription drug costs

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : April 3 (UPI) -- President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., teamed up Wednesday at the White House to highlight their efforts to lower "outrageous" healthcare costs.
55% : During the event, Biden and Sanders touted Medicare's new ability to negotiate the cost of certain prescription drugs with pharmaceutical companies, as well as Inflation Reduction Act caps for Medicare patients that include $35 for insulin and brand-name out-of-pocket expenses below $2,000 a year.

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