Trump, Big Pharma and drug prices
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There are many problems with the plan. It ignores the fact, for instance, that generic drugs, which make up 90% of prescriptions in America by volume, cost around a third less than in other rich countries, according to the rand Corporation, a think-tank.
The market reaction came as Trump signed a wide-ranging executive order aimed at slashing prescription drug prices in the US.
President Donald Trump took on Big Pharma Monday with an executive order that will reduce the prices for prescriptions. The
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The pharma industry’s reputation dropped slightly again among patient groups, largely due to drug pricing issues.
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Buried in a technical document released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is a convoluted paragraph that may translate into big problems for Johnson & Johnson, Merck, and other drugmakers.
The pharmaceutical industry, which is well known for its well-resourced lobbying campaigns, has a lesser-known tactic for influencing policy: bankrolling ostensibly independent nonprofit organizations to push industry talking points in Washington and across the nation.
Kroger, Albertsons and others allege an unlawful monopoly in one legal case and aim to recover overcharges for a drug in another.