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Aug 2023
29m 32s

The 10 Drugs Getting Medicare Price Cuts...

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Episode 136: Neal and Toby discuss which 10 drugs President Biden is looking to slash prices of with his Medicare cost cuts. Plus, Bitcoin is up after a court ruling that sides with Grayscale over the SEC and 3M reaches a $6 billion settlement over earplugs. Also, Eminem takes legal action over Vivek Ramaswamy rapping his music and AI written sports articles ... Show More
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