STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Most Americans worry about drug prices, not Medicare for All; FDA remains divided over a drug

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The debate over creating a single government health plan for all Americans may be dominating the Democratic presidential campaign, but most voters are focused more on prescription drug prices, The Los Angeles Times reports. In one recent poll, two-thirds of Iowa voters identified prescription drug costs as the most significant health care concern, matched only by worries about overall out-of-pocket healthcare costs. Similar sentiment was seen among voters in New Hampshire and South Carolina, whose primaries follow the Iowa caucuses.

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