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The prices of almost 700 prescription drugs have increased since President Donald Trump took office, according to a report released today by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont).

Twenty-five drugs have more than doubled in price, according to the report.

“Millions of Americans take one of the 688 drugs that have increased in price since Trump entered office in January of this year,” the report says. “More than one in three of the drugs are indicated for neurological disease, cancer, or cardiovascular disease.”

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The report notes that the administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act “is a multibillion-dollar giveaway to some of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world,” adding that the legislation also “makes the largest federal health care cuts in history.”

“The cuts will make it harder for millions of Americans to afford prescription drugs as people lose coverage and face ballooning premium bills and rising out-of-pocket costs,” the........

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