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CPPI Director
- Mar 23, 2018
- 1 min
NEW POLL ON AMERICANS’ VIEWS ON DRUG PRICING
Today, Kaiser Health release new data showing more than half of the public – 52% – believe that passing legislation to bring down...
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CPPI Director
- Feb 15, 2018
- 2 min
STATES TAKE UP FIGHT TO LOWER RX PRICES
In recent weeks, an astonishing number of states have taken up the fight against #BigPharma to lower prescription drug prices. In fact,...
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CPPI Director
- Feb 6, 2018
- 1 min
VOTERS: REDUCING #RXPRICING A KEY PRIORITY
A new poll shows that more than 85 percent of voters believe that lowering drug prices should be a key priority for Congress. The poll,...
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CPPI Director
- Jan 10, 2018
- 2 min
NEW YEAR, SAME OLD BIG PHARMA
New Year’s Day is the day that Big Pharma companies announce their price increases, and instead of a fresh new start to the year many...
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CPPI Director
- Jan 9, 2018
- 1 min
#BIGPHARMA GEARING UP FOR A BIG WIN
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary-Nominee Alex Azar’s Confirmation Hearing was yet another slap in the face for...
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CPPI Director
- Nov 30, 2017
- 2 min
HHS SECRETARY NOMINEE SHOWS HIS TRUE COLORSOn Wednesday, the Senate Health Education Labor and Pensi
On Wednesday, the Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee held a hearing on the nomination of Alex Azar to be Secretary of...
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CPPI Director
- Nov 16, 2017
- 1 min
BIG PHARMA: MARKET FAILURE
This new video – Big Pharma: Market Failure – looks at the impact of outrageous drug prices in the U.S. on the public, businesses and...
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CPPI Director
- Nov 14, 2017
- 2 min
REVOLVING DOOR CONTINUES TO REVOLVE
Earlier this month, seven senators introduced legislation to slow the revolving door between federal agencies and the pharmaceutical...
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CPPI Director
- Oct 24, 2017
- 1 min
SAFETY IS NOT A DEBATE
Big Pharma resists any efforts to lower prescription drug prices by raising fears over safety. Since fear is a powerful motivator, it can...
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CPPI Director
- Oct 3, 2017
- 2 min
THE ATLANTIC FORUM ON RX DRUGS: AT WHAT COST?
Today, we attended an event hosted by The Atlantic focused on the high cost of pharmaceuticals – At What Cost? It will come as no...
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CPPI Director
- Sep 26, 2017
- 1 min
FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT
In countless media stories, highly questionable and aggressive tactics of the #BigPharma lobby have been exposed. It is no secret that...
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CPPI Director
- Aug 17, 2017
- 1 min
PATIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS HELP BIG PHARMA MORE THAN PATIENTS
David Lazarus, in this LA Times story, exposes questionable practices of #BigPharma to appear to care about patients through Patient...
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CPPI Director
- Jul 13, 2017
- 1 min
BLOWING UP BIG PHARMA’S R&D CLAIMS
#BigPharma claims that they need to maintain the high price of #pharmaceuticals in order to fund research and development for future...
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CPPI Director
- Jun 13, 2017
- 2 min
SENATE HEARING ON HIGH COST OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
Today, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee held a hearing on the high cost of prescription drugs, which is the...
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CPPI Director
- Jun 2, 2017
- 1 min
READ BETWEEN THE LINES
When was the last time that you went to pick up your medication and negotiated what you pay the pharmacy? Negotiating prices between...
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CPPI Director
- May 15, 2017
- 1 min
VOX: INSULIN DRUG PRICES TELL US A LOT ABOUT WHAT’S WRONG WITH DRUG PRICING IN AMERICA
Julia Belluz, in this Vox article, recalls a very different pricing strategy for prescription drugs – Doctors who refused to patent the...
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CPPI Director
- Apr 19, 2017
- 1 min
BLOOMBERG: HOW DRUG-COMPANY ‘BENEVOLENCE’ SILENCES THE SICK
Bloomberg columnist Joe Nocera exposes questionable practices of a #BigPharma company in claiming a partnership with a patient advocacy...
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