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Big Pharma
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Why Even the Private Health Insurance Industry Hates the House Health Bill
Leaders of the private health industry want you to look elsewhere while they help write the Senate version of Trumpcare.
Should We Treat Pharma as a Public Utility?
Medications are a vital need like electricity, water and gas; it's time to recognize them as a public utility.
Big Pharma’s Pollution Is Creating Deadly Superbugs While the World Looks the Other Way
Environmental standards do not feature in international regulations governing drug production.
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Six Ways to Put Public Interest Ahead of Big Pharma Profits
Increase access to generics, end "evergreening" drug patents, and other ways to put people before profits.
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Forget It
Major Breakthrough on Capitol Hill: Government May Make Drugs Cheaper
New drugs could be sold as generics.
Could Legalizing Prescription Drug Imports Break Big Pharma?
A new proposal to allow imports of cheaper prescription drugs may help break Big Pharma's monopoly on drug pricing.
The TPP May Be Dead, but Big Pharma’s Still Getting Away With Murder
For every trade advancement in the name of improving public health and access to essential medicines, Big Pharma counters.
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Big Pharma Quietly Enlists Leading Professors to Justify $1,000-Per-Day Drugs
To persuade payers and the public, the pharmaceutical industry has deployed a potent new ally.
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Opioid Overdose Treatment Prices Have Skyrocketed
Senators have begun to examine pharmaceutical pricing with increasing scrutiny.