Government poised to gain bargaining power on Medicare drug prices

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Government poised to gain bargaining power on Medicare drug prices

Americans continue to spend on drugs at an increasing rate. Tim Boyle/Getty Images

The soon-to-be signed Inflation Reduction Act includes a variety of health care provisions, including allowing Medicare to negotiate over prescription drug prices. There appear to be questions on a vaccine plan against COVID variants. We check in with the BBC's Victoria Craig regarding her chat with the former governor of the Afghan Central Bank.

The team

David Brancaccio Host

Victoria Craig Host, BBC

Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC

Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

Redmond Carolipio Digital Producer

Ariana Rosas Producer

Jarrett Dang Digital Producer (gone fishing)

Jesson Duller Media Producer

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