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WASHINGTON — Joe Biden on Monday unveiled a sweeping health policy platform that includes some of the most aggressive approaches to lowering drug prices any Democratic presidential candidate has proposed to date.

The former vice president would “stand up to abuse of power by prescription drug corporations if elected,” according to his website.

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Beyond mainstream Democratic planks like allowing Medicare to negotiate for drug prices, his campaign detailed more aggressive proposals like enacting hard caps on prices for drugs manufactured by a single company.

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