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News December 9, 2019

The Week in Review in Prescription Drug Pricing

By P4ADNow Team

Waiting on PhRMA to announce its plan to lower drug prices like…

1. Dark Money in a Hard Hat

  • Pharma is hiring former union bosses to defeat drug pricing reforms, even as union members struggle with drug costs. — (The New York Times)

2. Juicing Profits at Patient Expense

  • Gilead is accused of delaying safer HIV drugs to make piles of cash on older drugs with harmful side effects. — (The Washington Post)

3. Consult the Map

  • Patients across America are speaking out about increasing drug costs. Read their stories on P4AD’s interactive map. — (P4AD)

4. Up Next: Medicare Negotiation

  • The House votes on H.R. 3 next week. — (The Hill)

5. All Spin, No Substance

  • Big Pharma’s fear mongering on the threat H.R. 3 poses to innovation is exposed as hyperbole. — (Kaiser Health News)

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