Targeted Importation: A Drug Pricing Mechanism For 'Predatory Actors' And An A-Pauling HHS Confirmation Dilemma
Executive Summary
For those old drug re-pricing situations that reach headline and/or US congressional visibility, a tweak to the importation debate might offer a response.
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