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217 Today: New law may lower prescription drug prices for seniors

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Monday, November 7, 2022

Today’s headlines:

  • A lawsuit filed Friday by a Republican Champaign County board member temporarily sidelined a top county election official just days before the November election.
  • Illinois’ economy is growing at an increasingly slower rate.
  • The Illinois Film Office is offering free trainings in seven locations across the state.
  • The Fighting Illini football team lost to the Michigan State Spartans on Saturday afternoon 23-15.

In today’s deep dive, we’ll look at a change to Medicare that could help seniors facing high drug prices.

217 Today is produced by Sydney Wood. Reporting today contributed by Yvonne Boose, Jim Meadows, Colin Hislope and Dan Gorenstein.

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