Are US Prescription Drug Prices 10 Times Those of Other Nations? Only Sometimes
Misleading fact checking as a way to denigrate figures who regularly challenge the mainstream, here Bernie Sanders.
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Misleading fact checking as a way to denigrate figures who regularly challenge the mainstream, here Bernie Sanders.
Sen. Bernie Sanders’ broad statement that some U.S. drug prices are 10 times those of other nations doesn’t paint the full picture. Studies we examined generally found that U.S. prices were 2 to 4 times those in other countries, not 10.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), whether in Congress or as a presidential candidate, has always taken strong positions against the high cost of prescription drugs.
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