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Drugmakers blamed for blocking generics have cost U.S. billions
- Author:
- Sydney Lupkin
- Kaiser Health News
Publish date: May 23, 2018
By delaying development of generics, drugmakers can maintain their monopolies and keep prices high.
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Patient advocacy groups take in millions from drugmakers. Is there a payback?
- Author:
- Emily Kopp
- Elizabeth Lucas
- Sydney Lupkin
- Kaiser Health News
Publish date: April 6, 2018
KHN launches “Pre$cription for Power,” a groundbreaking database to expose Big Pharma’s ties to patient groups.
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Climbing cost of decades-old drugs threatens to break Medicaid bank
- Author:
- Sydney Lupkin
- Kaiser Health News
Publish date: August 14, 2017
Skyrocketing price tags for new drugs to treat rare diseases have stoked outrage nationwide. But hundreds of old, commonly used drugs cost the...
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Drugmakers Dramatically Boosted Lobbying Spending In Trump’s First Quarter
- Author:
- Sydney Lupkin
- Kaiser Health News
Publish date: April 24, 2017
Pharmaceutical companies are “going all in” to fight reduced drug prices and other opposition in Washington.
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By The Numbers: Trump’s choice for FDA chief is versatile, entrenched in Pharma
- Author:
- Sydney Lupkin
Publish date: March 15, 2017
President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration has deep ties to the pharmaceutical industry as a consultant, investor, and...