US Drug Pricing Bill’s Prospects Will Be Shaped By Whether Public Worries More About Access Than Cost
Executive Summary
HR 3 has been re-introduced, and some provisions may be attached to the White House’s infrastructure bill, but the government price negotiation system envisioned by the bill may fail – if industry can convince Congress to focus on access to medicines, not their cost.
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