Stated position
Pass legislation (the SMART Prices Act) to strengthen and expand Medicare's authority to negotiate lower prescription drug prices, covering more drugs and increasing the savings Medicare can negotiate.
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Derived from a tracked promise: “Pass legislation (the SMART Prices Act) to strengthen and expand Medicare's authority to negotiate lower prescription drug prices, covering …”
Sources
- Office of U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (senate.gov)https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2023/4/klobuchar-welch-colleagues-introduce-legislation-to-boost-medicare-prescription-drug-price-negotiation-lower-costs-for-americans ↗
“By strengthening Medicare's ability to negotiate drug prices, our legislation will lower prescription costs on even more drugs and save taxpayers money.”