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In this Friday, July 8, 2016, photo, pharmacist Clint Hopkins, owner of Pucci's Pharmacy, displays a bottle of the antibiotic doxycycline hyclate, in Sacramento, Calif. The drug is one of several that has seen a significant cost increase in recent months. In an effort to discourage drugmakers from raising their prices too quickly or introducing new medications that are unaffordable to the average person, state Sen. Ed Hernandez, D-Azusa, has introduced legislation that would require drugmakers to provide advance notice before making big price increases. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) (AP)

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This Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017 photo shows the HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, displayed on a laptop computer screen in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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