Tag: Big Pharma
Pharma mobilizes army of lobbyists to tank Democrats’ Medicare drug pricing...
"Big Pharma is fighting hard to keep their price-setting monopoly intact," said one advocacy coalition.
‘Unbelievable’: Half of new drugs launched in 2020-2021 cost $150,000 or...
"Big Pharma's yearly price hikes have pushed already sky-high drug prices into the stratosphere," said one advocacy group.
‘Enough is enough’: Sanders, Klobuchar unveil bill to slash drug prices...
"We can no longer tolerate policies that make prescription drugs unaffordable and out of reach—Congress must act."
40 House Democrats demand Congress ‘swiftly’ cut drug prices
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Sanders demands end to Medicare premium hike from Alzheimer’s drug
Building on his recent letter to U.S. President Joe Biden, Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday wrote to a key government analyst to...
Biden must take on Big Pharma over cancer drug that costs...
The United States government should be using its investments in medical research and innovation to benefit all Americans, not just the shareholders at a few corporations.
Progressives say ‘it’s not too late’ to prevent Big Pharma from...
"Democrats still have a huge opportunity to deliver on a promise they have been making for decades to lower drug prices."
Watch: Bernie Sanders argues ‘we must end the greed of Big...
"Why is it that the pharmaceutical industry is able to charge the American people the highest prices on the planet for prescription drugs? Because their greed goes unchallenged in Washington, D.C."
Americans pay almost double what the rest of the world combined...
“Millions of American families ration medicine to help pay the bills.”
Nearly 18 million US adults couldn’t afford a prescription medication this...
The finding came as the Biden administration unveiled its plan to allow the government to negotiate drug prices directly with Big Pharma.
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