PhRMA’s ‘Better Way:’ Remember COVID Success, Tweak Part B, And Bash HR 3
Executive Summary
Trade group’s new agenda offers few original solutions to tackle US drug costs, relying on old standbys and reminders of what medical innovation might be lost if industry is financially targeted by policy makers with a strong nod to drug manufacturers role the current pandemic.
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