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Next president should attack drug prices, Obama says in JAMA

In a first for a sitting president, the Journal of the American Medical Association published a scholarly article on Monday by "Barack Obama, J.D." that examines the passage of his landmark health law, the Affordable Care Act, and proposes future improvements to the U.S. health care system.

By Mike Dorning | Updated on July 13, 2016

(Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama has written a game plan on health care for the next president, including a crackdown on prescription drug prices that may cut pharmaceutical manufacturers’ profits if adopted.

In a first for a sitting president, the Journal of the American Medical Association published a scholarly article on Monday by “Barack Obama, J.D.” that examines the passage of his landmark health law, the Affordable Care Act, and proposes future improvements to the U.S. health care system.

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