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It shapes how federal pricing programs operate. It affects hospital budgets and drug costs."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 19, lines 39-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-1273.pdf","page_label":"file page 19, lines 39-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 19-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-1273.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 19-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 30, lines 3-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-1273.pdf","page_label":"file page 30, lines 3-31"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. 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