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Drug Pricing
Sinema Opposes Drug Bills After Receiving $750K in Donations From Big Pharma
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is rejecting a drug-pricing proposal supported by nearly 90 percent of voters.
Bernie Sanders Rips Into Big Pharma Profits, Says “Thousands Die Every Year”
“The question is whether we have the guts to stand up to what is an incredibly powerful lobby,” Sanders said.
Patient Advocacy Group Calls Out 2 Dems for “Selling Us Out to Drug Companies”
Two Democrats oppose a plan to let Medicare directly negotiate prescription drug prices, which could lower costs.
Sanders Blasts Conservative Democrats for Siding With Big Pharma Over Voters
Pharma “owns the Republican Party,” Sanders said, but there’s “no excuse” for Democrats to oppose lowering drug prices.
Pharma-Funded Democrats Are Opposing a Crucial Drug-Pricing Plan
If they vote with conservatives, they are conservatives.
Biden Will Enact Rule Proposed by Trump That Enables Big Pharma to Price Gouge
The rule will eliminate a key way of controlling the costs of drugs and other inventions built from federal research.
Pharma Giant Funds Ads Attacking Drug Bill After Hiking Prices Up to 470 Percent
The dark money-funded ads attack legislation that would lower prescription drug costs.
Pharma-Backed Dark Money Group Attacks House Democrats’ Lower Drug Pricing Plan
The American Action Network is pouring millions into a TV, digital advertising and phone campaign attacking H.R. 3.
Pharma Breaks Lobbying Record Defending High Drug Prices and Vaccine Patents
Democrats are pushing to negotiate lower drug prices through Medicare and expand global COVID vaccine production.
Sanders Demands Reform After CBO Reveals High Drug Prices for Medicare Part D
Medicare Part D pays far more for prescription medications than any other government health program.