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Lawmakers introduce bill to lower drug costs for service members, veterans
The MISSION RX Act would let Tricare and Veterans Affairs patients pay the lowest government-negotiated prescription price, sponsors said, with CMS estimating $6 billion in annual savings.
Two Democratic congressmen are set to introduce legislation Thursday aimed at lowering drug prices for millions of service members, veterans and military families. Reps. Eugene Vindman, D-Va., and Pat Ryan, D-N.Y., both retired U.S. Army veterans and members of the House Armed Services Committee, are advancing a bill they dubbed the MISSION RX Act.Their proposal is designed to allow Tricare beneficiaries and Department of Veterans Affairs patien…