I knew she was in Arkansas yesterday--but seems she hopped down to LA also.
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HEALTH CARE
Hillary Clinton taking on drug industry
She is unveiling a plan to drive down the cost of prescriptions.
By Brett Norman
09/22/15, 12:01 AM EDT
Hillary Clinton will launch a broadside against the pharmaceutical industry on Tuesday, rolling out an aggressive plan to drive down prescription drug costs, a populist health care issue largely unconnected with Obamacare that Democrats want to position front and center in 2016.
At a campaign event in Iowa, Clinton will unveil a set of proposals that her campaign says will save well over $100 billion over 10 years taking those savings mostly from the drug industry but targeting insurers as well.
In a speeches in Louisiana and Arkansas on Monday, Clinton defended Obamacare, urged states to expand Medicaid and said it was time for Republicans to stop vowing to repeal a law that's covering millions. She also briefly previewed her forthcoming salvo on drug costs.
It is time to deal with skyrocketing out-of-pocket costs and runaway prescription drug prices, she said. She referred to a Sunday New York Times report on how a 62-year-old medicine jumped from $13.50 a pill to $750 after a company bought it last month. She added: Nobody in America should have to choose between buying their medicine and paying their rent.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/09/hillary-clinton-prescription-drugs-health-care-213910#ixzz3mTQ1jten