Drug Pricing: US House, Senate, Taking Bicameral Go-Slow Approach
Executive Summary
Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing on drug pricing and the supply chain begins information gathering process, leadership says. Subcommittee Chair Burgess urges stakeholders to seek consensus on market-based solutions – or else.
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