In last Thursday’s Republican presidential primary debate in Florida, Donald Trump made the curious assertion that Medicare does not “bid out” prescription drugs, before moving on to a similar assertion about military procurement. As with all thing related to whatever “Trumpcare” would look like if he were President, this statement requires some effort to decipher.
Medicare’s prescription drugs are very well “bid out.” Indeed, they are “bid out” twice – both directly and indirectly.
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