“Negotiating drug prices in Medicare means politicians will "decide which medicines you can and can't get regardless of what your doctor prescribes.”
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
Trade group. TV ad. Claim dated 20 Oct 2021.
FactCheck.org rated thisMisleading
What FactCheck.org found
The ad inaccurately portrays recent legislation to allow for negotiated Medicare drug prices. The leading proposal does not let the government decide which medications Medicare recipients can get.
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In short
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (Trade group) made this claim around 20 October 2021. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 20 October 2021. Its rating was “Misleading”.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vVj0x6TLkU
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