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riversedge

(70,402 posts) Tue Jan 2, 2024, 09:38 PM Jan 2024

@KeithOlbermann Hey @cnn have you fired this smug idiot yet for crediting this to big pharma when it was the Biden Admi

I know two friends who will benefit from lowered insulin costs.

@KeithOlbermann
Hey @cnn
have you fired this smug idiot yet for crediting this to big pharma when it was the Biden Administration's doing and big pharma fought it all the way?

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How do you call yourself a journalist @megtirrell
@CNN
and not mention this is all thanks to @POTUS
and the Inflation Reduction Act...which zero Republicans voted for??

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@KeithOlbermann Hey @cnn have you fired this smug idiot yet for crediting this to big pharma when it was the Biden Admi (Original Post) riversedge Jan 2024 OP

CNN sucks. Joinfortmill Jan 2024 #1

CNN sucks. Big Time. 👍 dchill Jan 2024 #4

Could the difference be that the Inflation reduction act did this just for those on Medicare? karynnj Jan 2024 #2

Joe picked up Bernie's lead on this issue IbogaProject Jan 2024 #5

There should be an interesting segment on KO's "Countdown" tomorrow. niyad Jan 2024 #3

faux news probably isn't even covering it. rubbersole Jan 2024 #6

Give Meg Tirrell a break gratuitous Jan 2024 #7

A pattern emerges: If an issue resists "both sides", erase the Democratic credits. Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2024 #8

Joinfortmill

(14,492 posts)

1. CNN sucks.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Tue Jan 2, 2024, 09:53 PM

Jan 2024

dchill

(38,588 posts)

4. CNN sucks. Big Time. 👍

Reply to Joinfortmill (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 2, 2024, 10:43 PM

Jan 2024

karynnj

(59,508 posts)

2. Could the difference be that the Inflation reduction act did this just for those on Medicare?

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Tue Jan 2, 2024, 10:21 PM

Jan 2024

Even if the manufacturors are doing this for everyone, the IRA was very likely the catalyst causing many manufactors to lower their price to the Medicare level. This would probably not happened without Biden

IbogaProject

(2,851 posts)

5. Joe picked up Bernie's lead on this issue

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Wed Jan 3, 2024, 12:01 AM

Jan 2024

Our president brought this up as an example and forced them to "do it voluntarily" after he made it clear he wasn't going to stop w just what had already passed.